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MEMORANDUM

February 12, 2016

TO: Board of Trustees

PREPARED BY: Saundra Freeman, CFO Lee Smiley, Senior Accountant Finance Department

SUBJECT: Management Letter Response to FY15 Audit

Each year our auditors prepare a management letter for the Board, outlining any errors or other potential problems they feel should go to the attention of GoTriangle’s management. Due to turnover in the accounting staff, this year’s letter contained several items. Below is a list of the items the auditors noted with an explanation for each one.

Two items the auditors found are reported within the financial report itself on pages 94 and 95. The first concerns a lack of approvals and supporting documentation for journal entries. In addition to the Senior Accountant position, there was also turnover in an intern position who often handled routine, recurring entries, such as the monthly allocation of insurance expenses. Although the intern presented numerous journal entries for proper approval, it appears once he became familiar with these routine entries he would sometimes create, enter, and file them without approval. The intern position is now vacant, but once it is filled this procedure will be emphasized as part of his/her training. The second item relates to year-end accrual of expenses, specifically payroll expenses. This was simply the result of the turnover in the Senior Accountant position and a lack of familiarity with how the payroll system was operating. The CFO will follow up on this finding as year-end adjustments are made for June 30, 2016 to ensure it is not repeated.

The other concerns the auditors had are found within their management letter, and are detailed below:

Page 4 – Adjusting Journal Entries

1) This entry records an asset for the payment made to the City of Raleighrelated to the sale of the Dillon property and moves the liability for the secondpayment from the General Fund to the Major Transit Fund.

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2) Staff originally recorded an estimate for registration fees collected during the 4th quarter, basing the estimate on the 3rd quarter amounts. Because of delays in receiving the breakdown of the $7 and $3 tax, the correct amounts for the 4th quarter were received before the audit was completed. This entry adjusted the estimate to the actual amounts.

3) This entry separates the $3 tax amount from the $7 received for the year. The information was not available from NCDOT to make this adjustment until November.

4) This entry records an accounts payable for an invoice which was received after the cutoff for paying from the 2015 fiscal year.

Page 5 – Reclassifying Journal Entries

1) This entry reduces grant revenues for a 2013 State grant. Due to a funding shortage, the State restricted the types of expenses it would reimburse, which disqualified a portion of GoTriangle’s request.

2) Each payroll, our computer software places the entire payroll liability in the General Fund and then pays it from that fund. For the pay period ended on June 28th and paid on July 3rd, our auditors did not feel this was appropriate and wanted the liability allocated to the other funds.

Page 6 – Passed Adjusting Journal Entries

1) For the year ended June 30, 2014, an incorrect amount was recorded for the registration fees receivable. As a result, GoTriangle received more money than its accounts receivable balance, and the excess was booked as current year revenue. The auditors passed on making an adjustment to remove it from current year revenues and adjust the FY14 figures.

2) Also for the year ended June 30, 2014, the cost of benefits associated with the year-end payroll liability was not booked. This means those costs were included in FY15 rather than FY14. Again the auditors passed on correcting the prior year amounts.

3) Similarly, the cost of benefits associated with the payroll liability for June 29th and 30th was not recorded for June 30, 2015.

4) In the same way, the liability for retirement contributions for the last payroll was not booked at June 30, 2015.

With the experience gained from this audit, we are confident there will not be any such problems related to the 2016 fiscal year. Please contact either of us if you have additional questions about any of these items.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

AUTHORITY NORTH CAROLINA

COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015 Prepared by:

Finance Department

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY SECTION: Pages

Letter of Transmittal 4-9 Board of Trustees 10 FY 2015 Senior Staff 11 Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting 12 FINANCIAL SECTION: Report of Independent Auditor 13-14 Management’s Discussion and Analysis 15-24 Basic Financial Statements: Government-Wide Financial Statements: Statement of Net Position 25 Statement of Activities 26 Fund Financial Statements: Balance Sheet-Governmental Funds 27 Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Position - 28 Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds 29 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 30 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - General Fund 31 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances – Budget and Actual – Western Triangle Tax District Fund 32 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances – Budget and Actual – Durham/Orange Tax District Fund 33 Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds 34 Statement of Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Net Position - Proprietary Funds 35 Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds 36-37 Notes to the Basic Financial Statements 38-63

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Pages

Required Supplementary Information: Other Postemployment Benefits Required Supplementary Information 64 Healthcare Benefits Plan Required Supplementary Information 65 Individual Fund Statements and Schedules: Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in 66 Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - Regional Bus Capital Project Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in 67 Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - Major Capital Projects Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in 68 Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - Technology Capital Project Fund Schedule of Revenues and Expenditures - Proprietary 69 Fund – Ridesharing - Budget and Actual (Non-GAAP) Schedule of Revenues and Expenditures – Proprietary Fund – Regional Bus Fund – Budget and Actual (Non-GAAP) 70 STATISTICAL SECTION (Unaudited): Statistical Outline 71-72 Net Position by Component - Last Ten Fiscal Years 73 Change in Net Position - Last Ten Fiscal Years 74 Fund Balances, Governmental Funds - Last Ten 75 Fiscal Years Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds - 76 Last Ten Fiscal Years Governmental Fund Expenditures by Function - 77 Last Ten Fiscal Years Governmental Fund Revenues by Source - Last 78 Ten Fiscal Years Ratios of Outstanding Debt By Type - Last Ten Fiscal Years 79 Employee Position Authorization by Department - 80 Last Ten Fiscal Years Operating Indicators by Function/Program - Last Ten Fiscal Years 81



TABlE OF CONTENTS (Continued)

Capital Assets by Function/Program - Last Ten Fiscal Years

Insurance in Force- July 1, 2014- June 30, 2015

Wake County Demographics and Economic Statistics Wake County Principal Employers Principal Auto Rental Agencies- Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties

COMPLIANCE SECTION:

Report of Independent Auditor on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards

Report of Independent Auditor on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program and on Internal Control Over Compliance in Accordance with OMB Circular A-133 And the State Single Audit Implementation Act

Report of Independent Auditor on Compliance for Each Major State Program and on Internal Control over Compliance in Accordance with OMB Circular A-133 and the State Single Audit Implementation Act

Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs Schedule of Corrective Action Plan Schedule of Prior Year Audit Findings Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards for the Year Ended June 30, 2015

Note to Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards

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INTRODUCTORY

SECTION

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November 30, 2015

Board of Trustees Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority

We are pleased to present the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (GoTriangle) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. The basic financial statements and supplemental schedules contained herein have been audited by the independent certified public accounting firm of Cherry Bekaert LLP, and their unmodified opinion is included in the financial section. However, this report is presented by GoTriangle, which is responsible for the accuracy of the data as well as the completeness and fairness of its presentation including all disclosures. We believe the data, as presented, is accurate in all material respects; it is presented in a manner designed to set forth fairly the financial position and results of operations of GoTriangle as measured by the financial activity of its various funds, and all disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain the maximum understanding of GoTriangle's financial affairs have been included.

To provide a reasonable basis for making these representations, management of Go Triangle has established a comprehensive internal control framework that is designed both to protect the government's assets from loss, theft, or misuse and to compile sufficient reliable information for the preparation of GoTriangle's financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Because the cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, GoTriangle's comprehensive framework of internal controls has been designed to provide reasonable rather than absolute assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement. As management, we assert that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, this financial report is complete and reliable in all material respects.

Management would direct the reader of the CAFR to the Management's Discussion and Analysis section of the CAFR to gather a clear and in-depth understanding of its contents.

GoTriangle is presently obligated in the amount of $15M to the NCRR for rail right-of-way usage. In preparation of this liability and other substantial obligations regarding the continued efforts in the mass transit area, GoTriangle has positioned itself with two banks in anticipation of future long term financial plann·lng.

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Profile of GoTriangle The 1989 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly amended Chapter 160A of the General Statutes by adding Article 26 enabling the creation of regional public transportation authorities. The Board of Commissioners in Durham, Orange and Wake counties each held a public hearing, published articles of incorporation, and passed resolutions creating the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (d/b/a GoTriangle, previously Triangle Transit). The new unit of local government was chartered by the Secretary of State on December 1, 1989.

The 1991 session of the General Assembly enacted legislation permitting regional public transportation authorities to levy a vehicle registration tax of up to $5 per registration. Following a public hearing, a tax levy of $5 per registered vehicle was approved by the Special Tax Board; the Boards of County Commissioners of Wake, Durham and Orange counties; and the Authority’s Board of Trustees. This tax forms the basic operating funding for regional transit services in the Triangle. The NC Division of Motor Vehicles began collection of the tax on January 1, 1992.

The 1997 session of the General Assembly enacted legislation permitting a regional public transportation authority to also levy a 5% tax on motor vehicle rental receipts in its multi-county service area. Following a public hearing, a tax levy of 5% on motor vehicle rental receipts was approved by the Special Tax Board; the Boards of County commissioners of Wake, Durham and Orange counties; and the Authority’s Board of Trustees. The tax provides a local match to current and anticipated federal and state grants to fund the development and construction of a regional rail system. GoTriangle began collection of the tax on January 1, 1998.

Purpose GoTriangle was created to plan, finance, organize and operate a public transportation system for the Research Triangle area. The public transportation system may include operation of ridesharing activities, vans, buses and fixed guideways. Board of Trustees GoTriangle is governed by a thirteen-member Board of Trustees. Ten members are appointed by the region’s cities and counties, and three members are appointed by the NC Secretary of Transportation, as shown in the following chart. Appointing Body Number of Appointments Town of Cary 1 Town of Chapel Hill 1 City of Durham 1 Durham City and County 1 Durham County 1 Orange County 1 City of Raleigh 2 Wake County 2 Secretary of Transportation 3

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Total Full – Time Employees – 260

General Counsel 4

Communications & Public Affairs 11

Finance & Administrative Services 21

Capital Development 13

Regional Bus 177

Ridesharing 34

2014- 2015 Economic Development Announcements

The Triangle

The Research Triangle region is comprised of Wake, Durham, and Orange counties. The principal cities in the area include Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary. The Triangle Region continues to receive accolades and is frequently ranked as one of “America’s Best Places to Live” and “Best Places for Business and Careers.”

With its success, the Triangle has the challenge of continuing to preserve and enhance the quality of life that it has come to enjoy. The region’s population grew 35% between 2000 and 2010. Current growth in the region has expanded from 1.3 million people in 2010 to 1.42 million in 2015. The spread out nature of the region’s development and limited public transportation networks have affected the opportunities for upward social mobility of some low-income residents. A recent study called the Equality of Opportunity by Harvard University and the University of California – Berkeley released in 2015 found that Wake and Durham ranked among the lowest 6 percent of counties in the country in upward mobility among low income families (families in the 25th percentile). More and better transit and ridesharing alternatives, together with sound development practices can provide affordable access to jobs for a greater share of the population.

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Toward this end, communities in the Triangle have seen a surge in interest in the housing, working, and playing options in their downtowns. Together with the major universities, they are developing a diversity of activities that can be well served by public transit. The sales tax revenues adopted in Orange and Durham Counties in 2013 have funded expansions of transit service in both counties. GoTriangle and Wake County, together with multiple partners, are developing a long-range plan for transit expansion and improvement for the Triangle’s eastern county. Transit can help ensure that communities in the Triangle will have a transportation network that keeps pace with growth and provides affordable mobility. While it is widely known that transit eases congestion by adding capacity to existing roadways, many societal benefits are often overlooked. Some include:

• Supporting the Employed – In FY 2015, GoTriangle provided nearly 2.2 million customer trips on its regional bus, paratransit, and vanpool services.

• Strengthens Business – Transit increases the region’s ability to attract and retain new jobs, improving mobility for employees, employers, suppliers, customers, and tourists. More employers are demonstrating that they see this benefit by providing transit or vanpool subsidies for their employees.

• Moves The Economy – Transit moves people to school and training, allowing them to seek

higher paying jobs and become self-sufficient. From a Spring 2013 on-board customer survey, an estimated 35% of GoTriangle’s riders are full-time or part-time students, and 19% of all trips are for the purpose of traveling to or from college. Many customers use GoTriangle services to attend Duke University, Durham Technical Community College, Meredith College, NC Central University, NC State University, Shaw University and UNC-Chapel Hill and for travel to Duke University Medical Center and the UNC Hospitals.

• Encourages Independence – Transit enables elderly and disabled people to remain

independent by providing access to health care, shopping, nutrition programs, and other basic life needs.

Major Initiatives

Leading the way for more transportation alternatives, GoTriangle embarked on another history-making year in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. Listed below are the major accomplishments of each area separated by fund. Departments in the General Fund and Major Capital Projects Fund

• Following approval from the Federal Transit Administration, work continued on the Project Development phase for the Durham-Orange Light Rail Project connecting Durham and Chapel Hill.

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• Utilized grant dollars and local funds for several capital purchases including: a. Purchase of eight replacement vanpool vans b. Renovation of flooring at bus operations facility c. Purchase of fuel management system d. Upgrade of network server and switches e. Installation of security gate at bus operations facility f. Transit enhancements for GoTriangle

Regional Bus Fund

• Fixed Route bus ridership for FY 2015 was 1,843,735 boardings, up 1.1% from the previous year.

• Paratransit ridership for FY 2015 was 34,919, up 1.8% from previous year. • Fixed Route Bus Service was expanded in FY2015 to provide a new express route from

Mebane, Efland, and Hillsborough to Duke Medical Center and downtown Durham, and to provide later Saturday night and Sunday service.

• The Vanpool program ended FY 2015 with 60 vehicles on the road.

Ridesharing Fund

• GoTriangle entered into GoPass agreements with four new employers, bringing the total number of GoPass agreements to sixteen (16).

• GoTriangle continued an extensive outreach and marketing campaign targeted at mitigating construction-related congestion associated with the “Fortify” Interstate Rebuilding project in south Raleigh. This partnership with NCDOT and the City of Raleigh will continue through the Fortify project’s completion in Fall 2016.

• The Go Triangle Regional Transit Information Center answered over 456,000 customer phone calls in FY 2015, down slightly from FY 2014.

Awards and Acknowledgements

GoTriangle is required by state law to have an independent financial audit. A compliance audit on federal and state financial assistance programs is also required under the revised federal Single Audit Act of 1996 and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. GoTriangle’s auditors, Cherry Bekaert LLP, were selected through a formal request for proposals. The auditor’s report on the General Purpose Financial Statements is included in the Financial Section of this report. The auditor’s reports are required as part of a single audit and are found in the Compliance Section of this report.

Awards

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded

a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the GoTriangle for its

comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. The Certificate

of Achievement is a prestigious national award recognizing conformance with the highest

standards for preparation of state and local government financial reports.

In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government must publish an easily

readable and efficiently organized comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). This report

must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements.

A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. GoTriangle has received a Certificate of Achievement for the last twenty consecutive years. We believe our current report continues to conform to the Certificate of Achievement program requirements and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate.

Respectfully submitted,

Saundra Freeman CFO/Director of Finance and Administrative Services

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Board Member Appointing Body

William V. "Bill" Bell (Chair) Durham

Jennifer Robinson (Vice Chair) Town of Cary

Bernadette Pelissier (Secretary) Orange County

Will Allen III (Treasurer) City of Raleigh

Mary-Ann Baldwin City of Raleigh

Jim Crawford NCBOT

Fred N. Day IV Wake County

Fred Foster, Jr. Durham County

Ed Harrison Chapel Hill

Vivian Jones Wake County

Ellen Reckhow Durham City & County

Jeff Sheehan NCBOT

Vacant NCBOT

Matthew Calabria Wake County

James West Wake County

Michael Page Durham County

Ellen Reckhow Durham County

Barry Jacobs Orange County

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYBOARD OF TRUSTEES

June 30, 2015

SPECIAL TAX BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Board of Trustees

General ManagerJeff Mann

TRIANGLE TRANSIT SENIOR STAFF

Clerk to the BoardMichelle Dawson

CFO/Director,Administrative Services

Saundra Freeman

Director, Capital DevelopmentGreg Northcutt John Tallmadge

Director, Regional Services

Deborah RossGeneral Counsel

Laurie BarrettDirector, Transit Partnerships

Scott LansingDirector, Bus Operations

Director, Communications and PublicAffairsVacant

Director, EEO/DBESylvester Goodwin

Government Finance Officers Association

Certificate of Achievement for Excellence

in Financial Reporting

Presented to

Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority

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North Carolina

For its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

for the Fiscal Year Ended

June 30, 2014

Executive Director/CEO

FINANCIAL

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Report of Independent Auditor The Board of Trustees Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (the “Authority”) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2015, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Authority’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Authority’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions. Opinions In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Authority as of June 30, 2015, and the respective changes in financial position, and, where applicable, cash flows thereof and the respective budgetary comparison for the general fund, western triangle tax district fund and the Durham/Orange tax district fund for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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Other Matters Required Supplementary Information Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the Management’s Discussion and Analysis and the required supplementary information as listed in the table of contents be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential part of the financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to Management’s Discussion and Analysis and the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance. Supplementary and Other Information Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the Authority’s basic financial statements. The introductory section, individual fund statements and schedules, and statistical section, as well as the accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal and State awards as required by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, and the State Single Audit Implementation Act, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. The individual fund statements and schedules, and the schedule of expenditures of federal and State awards are the responsibility of management and were derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the individual fund statements and schedules, and the schedule of expenditures of federal and State awards are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole. The introductory and statistical sections have not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of basic financial statements, and accordingly, we do not express an opinion or provide assurance on them. Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated November 30, 2015, on our consideration of the Authority’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the Authority’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance.

Raleigh, North Carolina November 30, 2015

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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As management of Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (the “Authority”), we offer readers of the Authority’s financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Authority for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. We encourage readers to read the information presented here in conjunction with additional information that we have furnished in the Authority’s financial statements, which follow this narrative.

Financial Highlights • The assets of the Authority exceeded its liabilities at the close of the fiscal year by $264,063,668 (net

position). • The Authority’s total net position increased by $23,234,223. This increase was due in part to the

Western Triangle Tax District and Durham/Orange Tax District excess revenues over expenses of $18,190,932.

• As of the close of the current fiscal year, the Authority’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $121,050,766, an increase of $22,930,642 in comparison with the prior year.

• At the end of the current fiscal year, the fund balance in the General Fund was $9,038,862, a decrease of approximately twenty three percent from last fiscal year’s total. This large net change in fund balance was due mainly to an increase in expenditures. At the end of the current fiscal year, the fund balance in the Major Capital Projects Fund was $67,475,559, an increase of more than eleven percent from last fiscal year’s total. This increase in fund balance is larger than last year and is due to a decrease in transfers to other governmental funds.

Overview of the Financial Statements

This discussion and analysis are intended to serve as an introduction to the Authority’s basic financial statements. The Authority’s basic financial statements consist of three components: 1) government-wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements (see Figure 1). The basic financial statements present two different views of the Authority through the use of government-wide statements and fund financial statements. In addition to the basic financial statements, this report contains other supplemental information that will enhance the reader’s understanding of the financial condition of the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority.

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Required Components of Annual Financial Report

Figure 1 Management's Basic Discussion and Financial Analysis Statements Government-wide Fund Notes to the Financial Financial Basic Financial Statements Statements Statements

Summary

Detail

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Basic Financial Statements The first two statements (pages 25 through 26) in the basic financial statements are the Government-Wide Financial Statements. They provide both short-term and long-term information about the Authority’s financial status. The next statements (pages 27 through 37) are the Fund Financial Statements. These statements focus on the activities of the individual parts of the Authority’s government. These statements provide more detail than the government-wide statements. There are three parts to the Fund Financial Statements: 1) the governmental fund statements, 2) the budgetary comparison statements, and 3) the proprietary fund statements. The next section of the basic financial statements is the notes. The notes to the financial statements explain in detail some of the data contained in those statements. After the notes, supplemental information is provided to show details about the Authority’s individual funds. Budgetary information required by the North Carolina General Statutes also can be found in this part of the statements. Government-Wide Financial Statements – The government-wide financial statements are designed to provide the reader with a broad overview of the Authority’s finances, similar in format to a financial statement of a private-sector business. The government-wide statements provide short-term and long-term information about the Authority’s financial status as a whole. The two government-wide statements report the Authority’s net position and how it has changed. Net position is the difference between the Authority’s total assets and total liabilities. Measuring net position is one way to gauge the Authority’s financial condition. The government-wide statements are divided into two categories: governmental activities and business-type activities. The governmental activities include most of the Authority’s basic services, such as general counsel, planning and engineering, and general administration. Vehicle registration taxes and state and federal grant funds finance most of these activities. The business-type activities are those that the Authority charges customers to provide. These include the ridesharing and bus services offered by the Authority. The government-wide financial statements are on pages 25 and 26 of this report. Fund Financial Statements – The fund financial statements (see pages 27 through 37) provide a more detailed look at the Authority’s most significant activities. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The Authority, like all other governmental entities in North Carolina, uses fund accounting to ensure and reflect compliance (or non-compliance) with finance-related legal requirements, such as the General Statutes or the Authority’s budget ordinance. All of the funds of the Authority can be divided into two categories: governmental funds and proprietary funds.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Governmental Funds – Governmental funds are used to account for those functions reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. Most of the Authority’s basic services are accounted for in governmental funds. These funds focus on how assets can readily be converted into cash flow in and out and what monies are left at year-end that will be available for spending in the next year. Governmental funds are reported using an accounting method called modified accrual accounting that provides a short-term spending focus. As a result, the governmental fund financial statements give the reader a detailed short-term view that helps him or her determine if there are more or less financial resources available to finance the Authority’s programs. The relationship between government activities (reported in the Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities) and governmental funds is described in a reconciliation that is a part of the fund financial statements.

The Authority adopts an annual budget for its General Fund, as required by the General Statutes. The budget is a legally adopted document that incorporates input from the citizens of the counties the Authority serves, the management of the Authority, and the decisions of the Board about which services to provide and how to pay for them. It also authorizes the Authority to obtain funds from identified sources to finance these current-period activities. The budgetary statement provided for the General Fund demonstrates how well the Authority complied with the budget ordinance and whether or not the Authority succeeded in providing the services as planned when the budget was adopted. The budgetary comparison statement uses the budgetary basis of accounting and is presented using the same format, language, and classifications as the legal budget document. The statement shows four columns: 1) the original budget as adopted by the board, 2) the final budget as amended by the board, 3) the actual resources, charges to appropriations, and ending balances in the General Fund, and 4) the difference or variance between the final budget and actual resources and charges. The governmental fund financial statements are on pages 27 – 33 of this report. Proprietary Funds - The Authority uses Enterprise Funds to account for its proprietary funds. Enterprise Funds are used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the government-wide financial statements. The Authority uses Enterprise Funds to account for its ridesharing and regional bus activities. These are the same as those functions shown in the business-type activities in the Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities. The proprietary fund financial statements are on pages 34 – 37 of this report.

Notes to the Financial Statements – The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to the financial statements are on pages 38 through 63 of this report.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Other Information – In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report includes certain required supplementary information concerning the Authority’s progress in funding its obligation to provide other postemployment benefits to its employees. Required supplementary information can be found on pages 64 through 65 of this report.

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Government-Wide Financial Analysis

Governmental Governmental Business-Type Business-TypeActivities Activities Activities Activities Total Total

2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014

Current and other assets 127,152,020$ 101,488,922$ (11,613,298)$ (11,091,976)$ 115,538,722$ 90,396,946$ Capital assets 139,651,572 138,677,090 17,983,482 17,637,793 157,635,054 156,314,883

Total assets 266,803,592 240,166,012 6,370,184 6,545,817 273,173,776 246,711,829

Long term liabilities outstanding 467,728 445,934 752,851 605,748 1,220,579 1,051,682 Other liabilities 6,519,148 3,770,604 1,370,377 1,060,098 7,889,525 4,830,702

Total liabilities 6,986,876 4,216,538 2,123,228 1,665,846 9,110,104 5,882,384

Net position: Investment in capital assets 139,651,572 138,677,090 17,983,482 17,637,793 157,635,054 156,314,883 Restricted - Reserve by State Statute 67,066,999 48,284,801 - - 67,066,999 48,284,801 Restricted - Enabling Legislation 71,273,713 59,854,025 - - 71,273,713 59,854,025 Unrestricted (deficit) (18,175,568) (10,866,442) (13,736,530) (12,757,822) (31,912,098) (23,624,264)

Total net position 259,816,716$ 235,949,474$ 4,246,952$ 4,879,971$ 264,063,668$ 240,829,445$

Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority's Net PositionFigure 2

As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as one useful indicator of a government’s financial condition. The net position of the Authority exceeds liabilities by $264,063,668 as of June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2014, the net position of the Authority stood at $240,829,445. The Authority’s net position increased by $23,234,223 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, compared to an increase of $29,577,005 in 2014. The increase was less due to increased spending to provide services as well as a loss realized on the sale of real property.

Two aspects of the Authority’s financial operations greatly influenced the total unrestricted net position: • Significant increase in program revenues generated by sales taxes received for the Western

Triangle Tax District.

• Establishment of the Durham/Orange Tax District, funded by a $3 vehicle registration fee in Durham and Orange Counties.

• Significant activity in net capital assets due to capitalization of costs associated with the light rail

project, the write off of some prior rail expenses, and the sale of real property.

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Total Total2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014

Revenues: Program revenues: Charges for services -$ -$ 2,790,366$ 2,715,489$ 2,790,366$ 2,715,489$ Operating grants and contributions 3,446,914 846,990 3,961,301 4,208,296 7,408,215 5,055,286 Capital grants and contributions 1,744,706 1,353,996 - - 1,744,706 1,353,996

General revenues: Vehicle registration taxes 10,662,625 5,737,329 - - 10,662,625 5,737,329 Vehicle rental taxes 9,924,456 9,586,666 - - 9,924,456 9,586,666 Special sales tax revenues 30,561,753 28,516,774 - - 30,561,753 28,516,774 Miscellaneous revenues 2,625,210 3,232,682 2,577,715 1,572,129 5,202,925 4,804,811 Unrestricted investment earnings 422,560 333,698 63,014 12,831 485,574 346,529 Total revenues 59,388,224 49,608,135 9,392,396 8,508,745 68,780,620 58,116,880

Expenses: Administration 445,968 230,773 - - 445,968 230,773 Capital Development 4,378,573 206,471 - - 4,378,573 206,471 Communications & PA 2,128,808 1,058,663 - - 2,128,808 1,058,663 Finance 2,742,430 4,633,963 - - 2,742,430 4,633,963 General Counsel 1,307,863 428,521 - - 1,307,863 428,521 Human Resources 487,517 428,364 - - 487,517 428,364 DBE 130,349 116,539 - - 130,349 116,539 DATA 695,624 669,303 - - 695,624 669,303 Board 84,306 84,522 - - 84,306 84,522 FORTIFY 2,010,101 662,597 - - 2,010,101 662,597 Loss on disposed assets 9,513,160 - - - 9,513,160 - Regional bus service - - 19,629,795 18,084,542 19,629,795 18,084,542 Ridesharing - - 1,991,903 1,935,617 1,991,903 1,935,617 Total expenses 23,924,699 8,519,716 21,621,698 20,020,159 45,546,397 28,539,875

Increase (Decrease) in net position before transfers 35,463,525 41,088,419 (12,229,302) (11,511,414) 23,234,223 29,577,005 Transfers (8,795,422) (9,194,110) 8,795,422 9,194,110 - -

Increase (Decrease) in net position 26,668,103 31,894,309 (3,433,880) (2,317,304) 23,234,223 29,577,005 Net position, beginning as 235,949,474 204,055,165 4,879,971 7,197,275 240,829,445 211,252,440 previously reportedTransfer of capital asset (2,800,861) - 2,800,861 - - - Net position, beginning 233,148,613 204,055,165 7,680,832 7,197,275 240,829,445 211,252,440

Net position, ending 259,816,716$ 235,949,474$ 4,246,952$ 4,879,971$ 264,063,668$ 240,829,445$

Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority's Changes in Net PositionFigure 3

Governmental Activities BusinessType Activities

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Governmental Activities – Governmental activities increased the Authority’s net position by $26,668,103 thereby accounting for more than the total increase of $23,234,223 in the net position of the Authority. Key elements of this significant change are as follows:

• General revenues increased from $47,407,149 in fiscal year 2014 to $54,196,604 in fiscal year

2015. Vehicle registration fees received from Durham County accounted for most of this increase.

• Operating grants increased due to additional funding received for the FORTIFY project. FORTIFY is an NCDOT project to improve a section of I-40, and the Authority is receiving funds to provide increased bus service through the area to help relieve congestion.

• Spending for Capital Development and Communications and Public Affairs increased as a result of additional personnel and other expenses associated with the Durham-Orange bus and rail plan.

• The Authority wrote off costs associated with previously proposed rail projects of $7 million and sold property to the City of Raleigh at a loss of $2 million.

Business-Type Activities – Business-type activities decreased the Authority’s net position by $3,433,880. Key elements for this decrease are as follows:

• An increase in expenses of over $1,600,000, primarily for increased maintenance and repair costs.

• A reduction in grant revenues of over $200,000.

Financial Analysis of the Authority’s Funds As noted earlier, the Authority uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements. Governmental Funds – The focus of the Authority’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows, and balances of usable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the Authority’s financing requirements. Specifically, unreserved fund balance can be a useful measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year. The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the Authority. At the end of the current fiscal year, the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund was ($18,482,290), while total fund balance was $9,038,862.

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The Major Capital Projects Fund had a fund balance of $67,475,559 at the end of the current fiscal year, an increase of $7,056,045 from the previous year. Much of this increase was due to the proceeds of the sale of a piece of property to the City of Raleigh. The Authority received over $3 million from the transaction and secured certain rights within Raleigh’s proposed Union Station project. At June 30, 2015, the governmental funds of the Authority reported a combined fund balance of $121,050,766, an increase of $22,930,642 over last year. However, included in this change is a substantial decrease in the General Fund of $2,625,772 and a large increase in the Major Capital Projects Fund of $7,056,045. The Western Triangle Tax District and Durham/Orange Tax District accounted for $18,190,932 of the increase. General Fund Budgetary Highlights – During the fiscal year, the Authority made some revisions to the budget. Generally, budget amendments fall into one of three categories: 1) amendments made to adjust the estimates that are used to prepare the original budget ordinance once exact information is available, 2) amendments made to recognize new funding amounts from external sources, such as federal and state grants, and 3) increases in appropriations necessary to maintain services. Revenues were less than the budgeted amounts primarily due to less than expected reimbursements from local employers. Expenditures were less than budgeted by approximately $1,800,000; thus, the Authority was able to comply with budgetary requirements. Proprietary Funds – The Authority’s proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the government-wide statements but in more detail. The Ridesharing Fund shows a small negative net position of ($32,998) at the end of the current fiscal year. Net position for the Regional Bus Service Fund amounted to $4,279,950 at the end of the current fiscal year. Factors concerning the finances of these two funds have been addressed in the discussion of the Authority’s business-type activities. Capital Assets and Debt Administration

Capital Assets – The Authority’s investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-type activities as of June 30, 2015 totaled $157,635,054 (net of accumulated depreciation). These assets include buildings, land, machinery and equipment, leasehold improvements, vehicles, and construction in progress (CIP).

Major capital asset transactions during the year include the following additions and disposals:

• CIP increase from the capital project and tax district funds of $15,817,537. • Improvements totaling $4,971,555 were removed from CIP and placed in service. • Land valued at $5,523,561 was sold to the City of Raleigh for its Union Station project. • Design work of $7,066,222 related to a previous version of the rail project was determined to

be of no value and was written off from CIP.

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Governmental Governmental Business-Type Business-TypeActivities Activities Activities Activities Total Total

2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014

Land 38,875,598$ 44,399,159$ 748,068$ 748,068$ 39,623,666$ 45,147,227$ Buildings and Improvements 8,384,408 5,527,825 6,684,287 4,177,813 15,068,695 9,705,638 Equipment and Vehicles 583,940 722,240 10,551,127 12,711,912 11,135,067 13,434,152 Construction in Progress 91,807,626 88,027,866 - - 91,807,626 88,027,866

Total 139,651,572$ 138,677,090$ 17,983,482$ 17,637,793$ 157,635,054$ 156,314,883$

Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority's Net AssetsCapital Assets (Net of Depreciation)

Figure 4

Additional information regarding capital assets can be found in Note 5 of the Notes to the Basic Financial Statements.

Budget Highlights for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016 Governmental Activities – The total revenue budgeted in FY 2016 is $58.6M. The major sources of revenue for these activities are sales taxes, $30.3M; vehicle rental tax, $9.4M; vehicle registration tax, $9.3M; and federal and state grants, $5.7M. Budgeted departmental expenditures in the General Fund are $5.4M. Capital expenditures (apart from CIP expenditures of $30.0M) are budgeted at $7.8M. The net impact of the FY 2016 budget for governmental activities is an overall increase in fund balance of $202,567. Business - Type Activities – The total revenue budgeted in FY 2016 is $9.5M. The major sources of revenue for these activities are rider fares and local subsidies, $2.8M; federal and state grants, $3.3M; and other revenue, $3.4M. Budgeted departmental expenditures in the Bus and Rideshare funds are $16.4M and $2.1M, respectively. Transfers from the General Fund of $9.0M are budgeted to offset the difference between revenues and expenditures. Requests for Information This report is designed to provide an overview of the Authority’s finances for those with an interest in this area. Questions concerning any of the information found in this report or requests for additional information should be directed to the Finance Department, Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority, PO Box 13787, RTP, NC 27709.

BASIC FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

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Business-Type Governmental Activities Activities Total

ASSETSCurrent assets:

Cash and cash equivalents 27,255,672$ -$ 27,255,672$ Receivables 8,818,241 1,065,631 9,883,872 Due from other governments 2,786,253 1,885,152 4,671,405 Internal balances 16,504,324 (16,504,324) - Investments, plus accrued interest 70,238,458 1,373,744 71,612,202 Inventories - 566,499 566,499 Prepaid items 1,549,072 - 1,549,072

Total current assets 127,152,020 (11,613,298) 115,538,722

Capital assets:Land 38,875,598 748,068 39,623,666 Construction in progress 91,807,626 - 91,807,626 Other capital assets, net of depreciation 8,968,348 17,235,414 26,203,762

Total capital assets 139,651,572 17,983,482 157,635,054 Total assets 266,803,592 6,370,184 273,173,776

LIABILITIESCurrent liabilities:

Accounts payable 5,856,631 473,180 6,329,811 Accrued wages and benefits 244,623 507,110 751,733

Current portion of long-term liabilities:Compensated absences 417,894 390,087 807,981

Total current liabilities 6,519,148 1,370,377 7,889,525 Due in more than a year:

Compensated absences 203,417 279,700 483,117 Other post employment benefits 264,311 473,151 737,462

Total long-term liabilities 467,728 752,851 1,220,579 Total liabilities 6,986,876 2,123,228 9,110,104

NET POSITIONInvestment in capital assets 139,651,572 17,983,482 157,635,054 Restricted for: Stabilization by State statute 67,066,999 - 67,066,999

Public transportation 71,273,713 - 71,273,713 Unrestricted (deficit) (18,175,568) (13,736,530) (31,912,098)

Total net position 259,816,716$ 4,246,952$ 264,063,668$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYStatement of Net Position

June 30, 2015

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Program Revenue Primary Government

Charges for Operating Grants Capital Grants Governmental Business-TypeFunctions/Programs Expenditures Services and Contributions and Contributions Activities Activities TotalPrimary Government

Governmental activitiesGeneral government 23,924,699$ -$ 3,446,914$ 1,744,706$ (18,733,079)$ -$ (18,733,079)$

Total governmental activities 23,924,699 - 3,446,914 1,744,706 (18,733,079) - (18,733,079)

Business-type activitiesRegional bus service 19,629,795 2,790,366 3,290,514 - - (13,548,915) (13,548,915) Ridesharing 1,991,903 - 670,787 - - (1,321,116) (1,321,116)

Total business-type activities 21,621,698 2,790,366 3,961,301 - - (14,870,031) (14,870,031) Total primary government 45,546,397$ 2,790,366$ 7,408,215$ 1,744,706$ (18,733,079) (14,870,031) (33,603,110)

General revenues: Taxes: Vehicle registration taxes 10,662,625 - 10,662,625 Vehicle rental taxes 9,924,456 - 9,924,456 Special tax revenues 30,561,753 - 30,561,753 Miscellaneous revenues 2,625,210 2,577,715 5,202,925 Unrestricted investment earnings 422,560 63,014 485,574 Total general revenues excluding transfers 54,196,604 2,640,729 56,837,333 Transfers (8,795,422) 8,795,422 - Total general revenues and transfers 45,401,182 11,436,151 56,837,333 Change in net position 26,668,103 (3,433,880) 23,234,223 Net position - beginning 235,949,474 4,879,971 240,829,445 Transfer of capital asset (2,800,861) 2,800,861 - Net position - ending 259,816,716$ 4,246,952$ 264,063,668$

Net (Expenditures) Revenue and Change in Net Assets

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYStatement of Activities

For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015


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Major Western Durham/ TotalCapital Projects Triangle Orange Non-Major Governmental

General Fund Fund Tax District Tax District Governmental Funds Funds

ASSETSCash and cash equivalents 1,742,037$ 2,580,991$ 19,547,802$ 308,218$ -$ 24,179,048$ Cash and cash equivalents - restricted - 3,076,624 - - - 3,076,624 Taxes receivable, net:

Vehicle registration taxes 1,586,195 - 971,958 416,022 - 2,974,175 Special sales tax revenue - - 5,035,603 - - 5,035,603 Refundable sales tax 225,236 - - - - 225,236 Governmental agencies 1,566,199 885,899 - - 334,155 2,786,253 Rental tax - 571,484 - - - 571,484

Accrued interest 77,507 171,732 151,455 - - 400,694 Prepaid items 1,549,072 - - - - 1,549,072 Due from other funds 22,516,943 30,261,616 1,951,242 - 332,010 55,061,811 Other miscellaneous receivables - 11,743 - - - 11,743 Investments 10,887,660 33,924,547 25,025,557 - - 69,837,764

Total assets 40,150,849$ 71,484,636$ 52,683,617$ 724,240$ 666,165$ 165,709,507$

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES

Liabilities:Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 383,689$ 1,614,713$ 3,677,470$ -$ 180,759$ 5,856,631$ Due to other funds 30,593,626 2,383,563 5,404,329 - 175,969 38,557,487 Unearned revenue - - - - - - Accrued wages and benefits 134,672 10,801 99,150 - - 244,623

Total liabilities 31,111,987 4,009,077 9,180,949 - 356,728 44,658,741

Fund Balances:Nonspendable

Prepaid items 1,549,072 - - - - 1,549,072 Restricted - Reserved by State Statute 25,972,080 31,902,474 8,110,258 416,022 666,165 67,066,999 Restricted - Enabling Legislation - 35,573,085 35,392,410 308,218 - 71,273,713 Unassigned (18,482,290) - - - (356,728) (18,839,018) Total fund balances 9,038,862 67,475,559 43,502,668 724,240 309,437 121,050,766 Total liabilities and fund balances 40,150,849$ 71,484,636$ 52,683,617$ 724,240$ 666,165$ 165,709,507$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYBalance Sheet

Governmental FundsJune 30, 2015

Major Funds


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Fund Balances - Governmental Funds (p.27) 121,050,766$

Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position (p.25) are different because:

Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financialresources and therefore are not reported in the funds. Gross capital assets at historical cost 147,796,308$ Accumulated depreciation (8,144,736)

139,651,572

Some liabilities are not due and payable in the current periodand therefore are not reported in the funds:

Compensated absences (621,311) Pension liabilities (264,311)

Net position of governmental activities 259,816,716$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYReconciliation Of The Balance Sheet To The Statement Of Net Position

Governmental FundsJune 30, 2015


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Major CapitalProjects Western Triangle Durham/Orange Non-Major Total Governmental

General Fund Fund Tax District Tax District Governmental Funds Funds

REVENUESRestricted intergovernmental revenues:

State grant revenues 528,670$ -$ -$ -$ 220,143$ 748,813$ Federal grant revenues 2,779,447 751,906 - - 772,657 4,304,010

Other revenue 1,555,707 214,779 - - - 1,770,486 Vehicle registration taxes 6,440,851 - 3,497,534 724,240 - 10,662,625 Special sales tax revenue - - 30,561,753 - 30,561,753 Indirect cost credits 993,524 - - - - 993,524 Vehicle rental tax - 8,396,090 1,528,366 - - 9,924,456 Investment income (loss) 253,522 585,775 (416,737) - - 422,560

Total revenues 12,551,721 9,948,550 35,170,916 724,240 992,800 59,388,227

EXPENDITURESCurrent:

Board 79,376 - - - - 79,376 Human resources 481,672 - - - - 481,672 Administration 242,679 - 189,004 - - 431,683 Capital development 138,918 - 4,069,318 - - 4,208,236 Equal employment/Disadvantaged businesses 125,894 - - - - 125,894 Finance 1,904,612 - - - 159,770 2,064,382 General Counsel 264,948 - 1,049,586 - - 1,314,534 GoDurham 691,853 - - - - 691,853 Communication and public affairs 976,686 82,501 1,123,156 - 36,668 2,219,011 FORTIFY 2,010,101 - - - - 2,010,101

Capital outlay 1,123,824 4,544,377 11,273,160 - 170,684 17,112,045 Total expenditures 8,040,563 4,626,878 17,704,224 - 367,122 30,738,787

Excess of revenues overexpenditures 4,511,158 5,321,672 17,466,692 724,240 625,678 28,649,440

Other Financing Sources (Uses)Sale of assets - 3,076,624 - - - 3,076,624 Transfers from other funds 1,342,251 - - - 28,437 1,370,688 Transfers to other funds (8,479,181) (1,342,251) - - (344,678) (10,166,110)

Total other financing sources (uses) (7,136,930) 1,734,373 - - (316,241) (5,718,798)

Net change in fund balances (2,625,772) 7,056,045 17,466,692 724,240 309,437 22,930,642 Fund balances - beginning 11,664,634 60,419,514 26,035,976 - - 98,120,124 Fund balances - ending 9,038,862$ 67,475,559$ 43,502,668$ 724,240$ 309,437$ 121,050,766$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYStatement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances

Governmental FundsFor the Year Ended June 30, 2015

Major Funds

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.

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Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities (p.26) are different because:

Net changes in fund balances - total governmental funds 22,930,642$

Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures.However, in the Statement of Activities the cost of thoseassets is allocated over their estimated useful lives andreported as depreciation expense.

Capital outlay 17,112,045$ Impairment of construction in progress assets (7,066,222) Depreciation expense (746,919)

9,298,904

Governmental funds report only the proceeds from the saleof capital assets, while the Statement of Activities reportsthe economic gain or loss from the sale

Difference in sale of land transaction (5,523,561)

Some expenses reported in the statement of activitiesdo not require the use of current financial resources andtherefore are not reported as expenditures in governmentalfunds.

Other post-employment benefits (13,977) Compensated absences (23,905)

Total changes in net position of governmental activities 26,668,103$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYReconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund

Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of ActivitiesFor the Year Ended June 30, 2015

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.

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Variance withFinal Budget

PositiveOriginal Final Actual Amount (Negative)

REVENUESRestricted intergovernmental revenues:

State grant revenues 330,448$ 573,048$ 528,670$ (44,378)$ Federal grant revenues 1,144,380 2,119,380 2,779,447 660,067

Indirect cost credits 1,059,332 1,059,332 993,524 (65,808) Vehicle registration tax 5,791,215 5,791,215 6,440,851 649,636 Other revenue 1,676,099 2,694,299 1,555,707 (1,138,592) Investment income 418,140 418,140 253,522 (164,618)

Total revenues 10,419,614 12,655,414 12,551,721 (103,693)

EXPENDITURESCurrent: Board 161,349 161,349 79,376 81,973 Human resources 498,205 510,705 508,972 1,733 Administration 250,439 250,439 242,679 7,760 Capital development 141,112 141,112 138,918 2,194 Equal employment/Disadvantaged businesses 124,910 133,410 125,894 7,516 Finance 2,236,271 2,177,771 1,904,612 273,159 General counsel 397,202 397,202 264,948 132,254 GoDurham 770,888 770,888 691,853 79,035 Communication and public affairs 1,089,267 1,089,267 976,686 112,581 FORTIFY 3,661,687 4,191,832 3,106,625 1,085,207

Total expenditures 9,331,330 9,823,975 8,040,563 1,783,412

Revenues over expenditures 1,088,284 2,831,439 4,511,158 1,679,719

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)Operating transfers out (9,347,076) (8,479,181) 867,895 Operating transfers in 1,342,251 1,342,251 -

Total other financing sources (uses) - (8,004,825) (7,136,930) 867,895

Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expendituresand other uses 1,088,284$ (5,173,386)$ (2,625,772) 2,547,614$

Fund balance, beginning 11,664,634

Fund balance, ending 9,038,862$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYGeneral Fund

Statement of Revenues, Expenditures And Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and ActualFor The Year Ended June 30, 2015

Budget Amounts


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Original and Final PositiveBudget Amounts Actual Amounts (Negative)

REVENUES

Special sales tax revenue 28,963,340$ 30,561,753$ 1,598,413$ Vehicle rental tax 1,419,553 1,528,366 108,813 Vehicle registration tax 1,924,252 3,497,534 1,573,282 Other revenues 474,055 - (474,055) Loss on investments - (416,737) (416,737) Total revenues 32,781,200 35,170,916 2,389,716

EXPENDITURES

Administration 229,306 189,004 40,302 Capital development 5,326,379 4,069,318 1,257,061 General counsel 1,079,468 1,049,586 29,882 Communication and public affairs 1,278,047 1,123,156 154,891 Capital transit services 23,024,102 11,273,160 11,750,942 Total expenditures 30,937,302 17,704,224 13,233,078

Excess of revenues over expendituresand other uses 1,843,898$ 17,466,692 15,622,794$

Fund balance - beginning 26,035,976 Fund balance - ending 43,502,668$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYWestern Triangle Tax District

Statement of Revenues, Expenditures And Changes In Fund Balances - Budget and ActualFor The Year Ended June 30, 2015


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Original and Final PositiveBudget Amounts Actual Amounts (Negative)

REVENUES

Vehicle registration tax 750,362$ 724,240$ (26,122)$ Total revenues 750,362 724,240 (26,122)

EXPENDITURES - - -

Excess of revenues over expendituresand other uses 750,362$ 724,240 (26,122)$

Fund balance - beginning - Fund balance - ending 724,240$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYDurham/Orange Tax District

Statement of Revenues, Expenditures And Changes In Fund Balances - Budget and ActualFor The Year Ended June 30, 2015


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Proprietary Funds

Regional BusRidesharing Fund Service Fund Total

ASSETS

Current assets:Investments -$ 1,373,744$ 1,373,744$ Inventories - 566,499 566,499 Intergovernmental receivables 822,832 1,062,320 1,885,152 Other receivables 252,447 813,184 1,065,631

Total current assets 1,075,279 3,815,747 4,891,026 Non-current assets:

Capital assets:Land - 748,068 748,068 Other capital assets, net of depreciation - 17,235,414 17,235,414

Total non-current assets - 17,983,482 17,983,482 Total Assets 1,075,279 21,799,229 22,874,508

LIABILITIESCurrent Liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 24,939 448,241 473,180 Due to other funds 869,687 15,634,637 16,504,324 Accrued wages and benefits 64,962 442,148 507,110 Compensated absences - current 33,677 356,410 390,087

Total current liabilities 993,265 16,881,436 17,874,701 Non-current liabilities:

Compensated absences - noncurrent 42,094 237,606 279,700 Other post-employment benefits 72,918 400,233 473,151

Total non-current liabilities 115,012 637,839 752,851 Total liabilities 1,108,277 17,519,275 18,627,552

NET POSITIONInvestment in capital assets - 17,983,482 17,983,482 Unrestricted (32,998) (13,703,532) (13,736,530)

Total net position (32,998)$ 4,279,950$ 4,246,952$

June 30, 2015Proprietary Funds

Statement of Net PositionRESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY


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Proprietary Funds

Regional Bus ServiceRidesharing Fund Fund Total

OPERATING REVENUESVanpool fares -$ 420,975$ 420,975$ Bus fares - 1,117,205 1,117,205 Consignments and subsidies - 1,252,186 1,252,186 Intergovernmental revenues:

Federal grant revenues 144,588 1,283,856 1,428,444 State grant revenues (28,988) 1,929,549 1,900,561 Local grant revenues 555,187 77,109 632,296

Other 776,494 1,801,221 2,577,715 Total operating revenues 1,447,281 7,882,101 9,329,382

OPERATING EXPENSESBus supervision - 1,427,920 1,427,920 Bus operations - 8,680,348 8,680,348 Bus maintenance - 3,510,344 3,510,344 Vanpool - 883,078 883,078 Specialized services 928,922 2,267,139 3,196,061 Commuter resources 610,082 - 610,082 Regional TDM 452,899 - 452,899 Unemployment claims - 61,116 61,116 Depreciation bus operations - 2,799,850 2,799,850

Total operating expenses 1,991,903 19,629,795 21,621,698 Operating loss (544,622) (11,747,694) (12,292,316)

NON-OPERATING REVENUESInvestment earnings - 63,014 63,014

Loss before contributions and transfers (544,622) (11,684,680) (12,229,302)

Transfers in 514,552 8,280,870 8,795,422 Change in net position (30,070) (3,403,810) (3,433,880)

Total net position - beginning (2,928) 4,882,899 4,879,971 Transfer of capital asset - 2,800,861 2,800,861 Total net position - ending (32,998)$ 4,279,950$ 4,246,952$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYStatement of Revenue, Expenses And Changes in Net Position

Proprietary FundsFor the Year Ended June 30, 2015


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Proprietary Funds

Regional BusRidesharing Fund Service Fund Total

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIESReceipts from customers 363,539$ 6,220,054$ 6,583,593$ Payments to suppliers (831,470) (10,370,701) (11,202,171) Payments to employees (1,089,808) (6,104,497) (7,194,305) Other receipts 698,307 1,801,221 2,499,528

Net cash used in operating activities (859,432) (8,453,923) (9,313,355)

CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIESIncrease in due to General Fund 344,880 407,278 752,158 Transfers from General Fund 514,552 8,280,870 8,795,422

Net cash provided by noncapital financing activities 859,432 8,688,148 9,547,580

CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND FINANCING ACTIVITIESPurchase of capital assets - (344,674) (344,674)

Net cash used in capital and financing activities - (344,674) (344,674)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIESInvestment income - 63,014 63,014 Purchase of investments - 47,435 47,435

Net cash provided by investing activities - 110,449 110,449 Net change in cash and cash equivalents - - -

Balances beginning - - -

Balances ending -$ -$ -$

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Proprietary Funds

Ridesharing Regional BusFund Service Fund Total

Reconciliation of operating loss to netcash used in operating activities:

Operating loss (544,622)$ (11,747,694)$ (12,292,316)$

Adjustments to reconcile operating loss tonet cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation - 2,799,850 2,799,850 Changes in assets and liabilities:

Receivables from governmental agencies (307,248) 518,340 211,092 Inventories - (32,010) (32,010) Other receivables (78,187) (379,166) (457,353) Accrued payroll 22,072 192,451 214,523 Accrued compensated absences 29,433 186,613 216,046 Accounts payable 19,120 7,693 26,813

Total adjustments (314,810) 3,293,771 2,978,961 Net cash used in operating activities (859,432)$ (8,453,923)$ (9,313,355)$

Noncash investing, capital, and financing activities:

Contribution of capital asset from governmental activities 2,800,861$

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NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies of the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (the “Authority”) conform to generally accepted accounting principles as applicable to governments. The following is a summary of the more significant accounting policies: A. Reporting Entity

The 1989 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly amended Chapter 160A of the General Statutes (G.S.) by adding Article 26 enabling the creation of regional public transportation authorities. The Boards of Commissioners in Durham, Orange, and Wake counties each held a public hearing, published articles of incorporation, and passed resolutions creating the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority. The unit of local government was chartered by the Secretary of State on December 1, 1989. The Authority was created to plan, finance, organize, and operate a public transportation system for the Research Triangle area. The Authority’s operations began on July 1, 1990. The Authority is governed by a thirteen member Board of Trustees, appointed as follows: Governing Body Appointments

Wake County 2 Durham County 1 Orange County 1 City of Raleigh 2 City of Durham 1 Town of Cary 1 Town of Chapel Hill 1 Durham County and City of Durham 1 NC Secretary of Transportation 3

The Authority has two component units, the Western Triangle Tax District and the Durham/Orange Tax District, which based upon current GASB pronouncements meet the criteria for blended presentation. The component units’ governing bodies are substantively the same as the governing body of the primary government and the management of the primary government has operational responsibility for the component units.

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1 .SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

B. Basis of Presentation

Government-Wide Statements: The statement of net position and the statement of activities display information about the primary government. These statements include financial activities of the overall government. Eliminations have been made to minimize the double counting of internal activities. These statements distinguish between the governmental and business-type activities of the Authority. Governmental activities are financed through taxes, intergovernmental revenues, and other non-exchange transactions. Business-type activities are financed in whole or in part by fees charged to external parties.

The statement of activities presents a comparison between direct expenses and program revenues for the different business-type activities of the Authority and for each function of the Authority’s governmental activities. Direct expenses are those that are specifically associated with a program or function and therefore are clearly identifiable to a particular function. Indirect expense allocations that have been made in the funds have been reversed for the statement of activities. Program revenues include (a) fees and charges paid by the recipients of goods or services offered by the programs and (b) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular program. Revenues that are not classified as program revenues, including all taxes, are presented as general revenues.

Fund Financial Statements: The fund financial statements provide information about the Authority’s funds. Separate statements for each fund category – governmental and proprietary are presented. The emphasis of fund financial statements is on major governmental and enterprise funds, each displayed in a separate column. All remaining governmental and enterprise funds are aggregated and reported as non-major funds.

The Authority reports the following major governmental funds:

• General Fund – The General Fund is the general operating fund of the Authority. It is used to

account for all financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund. The primary revenue sources are vehicle registration taxes, state grants and various other revenues. The primary expenditures are for finance, human resources, general counsel, and communication and public affairs.

• Major Capital Projects Fund – The Major Capital Projects Fund includes the Major Transit Investment

Fund and the Regional Rail Capital Project Fund and both are used to account for the funds used for the development of a Regional Rail and Bus system.

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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

• Western Triangle Tax District - The Western Triangle Tax District is shown as a major component unit within the governmental financial statements. This fund collects special sales taxes in Durham and Orange Counties as well as vehicle rental and registration taxes.

• Durham/Orange Tax District - The Durham/Orange Tax District is shown as a major component unit within the governmental financial statements. This fund collects vehicle registration taxes levied in Durham and Orange Counties.

The Authority reports the following non-major governmental funds:

• Technology Capital Project Fund – The Technology Capital Project Fund is used to account for the purchase of information technology equipment.

• Regional Bus Capital Project Fund – The Regional Bus Capital Project Fund is used to account for the funds used to purchase buses and related equipment.

The Authority reports the following major enterprise funds:

• Ridesharing Fund – The Ridesharing Fund is used to account for operations of Commuter Resources, Regional Call Center, and Regional TDM services. Financing is provided by intergovernmental revenues, sponsorships, employer fees, and General Fund revenues.

• Regional Bus Service Fund – The Regional Bus Service Fund is used to account for the

provision of regional commuter bus service and vanpool services. Financing is provided by vanpool fares, bus fares, consignments, subsidies, intergovernmental revenues, and General Fund revenues.

C. Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting

In accordance with North Carolina General Statutes, all funds of the Authority are maintained during the year using the modified accrual basis of accounting. Government-Wide and Proprietary Fund Financial Statements: The government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus. The government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements are reported using the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred, regardless of when the related cash flows take place. Non-exchange transactions, in which the Authority gives (or receives) value without directly receiving (or giving) equal value in exchange, include grants and donations. Revenue from grants and donations is recognized in the fiscal year in which all eligibility requirements have been satisfied.

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Amounts reported as program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants for goods, services, or privileges provided, 2) operating grants and contributions, and 3) capital grants and contributions, including special assessments. Internally dedicated resources are reported as general revenues rather than as program revenues.

Proprietary funds distinguish operating from non-operating revenues and expenses. Proprietary fund operating revenues, such as charges for services, result from exchange transactions associated with the principal activity of the fund. Exchange transactions are those in which each party receives and gives up essentially equal values. Non-operating revenues, such as subsidies and investment earnings, result from non-exchange transactions or ancillary activities. Operating expenses include professional and other service costs, personnel, utilities, and maintenance and depreciation on capital assets. All expenses not meeting this definition are reported as non-operating expenses. Governmental Fund Financial Statements: Governmental funds are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under this method, revenues are recognized when measurable and available. Expenditures are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for compensated absences, which are recognized as expenditures to the extent they have matured. General capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds. Prepaid items are recorded on the purchases method. The Authority considers all revenues available if they are collected within 60 days after year-end. Revenues collected soon after 60 days may be recognized as revenue if the amounts are to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. Intergovernmental revenues and sales and services are accrued when earned in the fiscal year. Grant revenues which are unearned at year-end are recorded as unearned revenues. Under the terms of grant agreements, the Authority funds certain programs by a combination of specific cost reimbursement grants, categorical block grants, and general revenues. Thus, when program expenses are incurred, there are both restricted and unrestricted net assets available to finance the program. It is the Authority’s policy to first apply cost-reimbursement grant resources to such programs, followed by categorical block grants, and then by general revenues.

D. Budgetary Control

The Authority’s budgets are adopted as required by the North Carolina General Statutes. The Board of Trustees adopts an annual budget ordinance for the General and Enterprise Funds. All

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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) annual appropriations lapse at the fiscal year-end. Project Ordinances are adopted for the Special Revenue and Capital Projects Funds. All Budget Ordinances are prepared on the modified accrual basis of accounting. The Appropriations Ordinance is adopted at the functional level for the General Fund, at the departmental level for the Enterprise Funds and the Special

Revenue Fund and at the project level for the Capital Projects Funds. Expenditures may not legally exceed these levels. The general manager is authorized to transfer appropriations within a fund up to $10,000; however, any revisions that alter total expenditures of any fund or exceed $10,000 must be approved by the Board of Trustees. The Authority does not use encumbrance accounting. A budget calendar is included in the North Carolina General Statutes that prescribes the last day on which certain steps of the budget procedure are to be performed. The following schedule lists the tasks to be performed and the date by which each is required to be completed.

April 30 - Each department head shall transmit to the budget officer the budget request

and revenue estimates for their department for the budget year. June 1 - The budget and the budget message shall be submitted to the governing

board. The public hearing on the budget should be scheduled at this time. July 1 - The budget ordinance shall be adopted by the governing board or an interim

budget that covers this time period shall be adopted by the governing board until an annual ordinance can be adopted.

E. Deposits and Investments

The deposits of the Authority are made in board-designated official depositories and are secured as required by State law [G.S. 159-31]. The Authority may designate as an official depository any bank or savings and loan institution whose principal office is located in North Carolina. The Authority may also establish time deposit accounts such as NOW and Super NOW accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. The Authority’s written investment policy states that the Authority shall remain 100% invested at all times with the exception of monies held for operations. Statute 1 [G.S. 159-30(c)] authorizes the Authority to invest in obligations of the United States or obligations fully guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the United States, obligations of the State of North Carolina, bonds and notes of any North Carolina local government or public authority, obligations of certain non-guaranteed federal agencies, certain high-quality uses of commercial paper and bankers’ acceptances; and the North Carolina Capital Management Trust (NCCMT). The Authority’s investments are reported at fair value as determined by quoted market prices. The securities of the NCCMT-Cash Portfolio, a SEC- registered (2a-7) money market mutual fund,

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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) are valued at fair value, which is NCCMT’s share price. The NCCMT-Term Portfolio’s securities are valued at fair value. Money market investments that have a remaining maturity at the time of purchase of one year or less are reported at amortized cost. Non-participating investment earnings and investment contracts are also reported at amortized cost.

F. Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Authority’s cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, demand deposits, and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition.

G. Inventory and Prepaid Items

Inventory is valued at cost using the weighted-average method. The inventory in the Regional Bus Fund consists of expendable supplies.

Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaid items in both government-wide and fund financial statements using the purchases method and expensed as the items are used.

H. Capital Assets

Capital assets are defined by the government as assets with an initial individual cost of more than a certain cost and an estimated useful life in excess of two years. Minimum capitalization costs are $5,000 for all capital assets; including land, buildings, improvements, furniture and equipment, vehicles and software. Purchased or constructed capital assets are reported at cost or estimated historical cost. The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets’ lives are not capitalized.

The Authority evaluates capital assets for other-than-temporary impairment when events or changes in circumstances affect a capital asset. The Authority employs a systematic methodology that considers available evidence in evaluating potential impairment of its capital assets. In the event that the cost of a capital asset is determined to be impaired, the Authority evaluates, among other factors, the magnitude and duration of the decline in fair value, evidence of physical damage, enactment or approval of laws or regulations or other changes in environmental factors, technological development or evidence of obsolescence, a change in the manner or expected duration of use of a capital asset, or construction stoppage. Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded and a new cost basis in the capital asset is established.

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Capital assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

Estimated Asset Class Useful Lives Buildings 10-30 Improvements 2-20 Vehicles 5-10 Furniture and equipment 3-10 Computer equipment and software 3-7

I. Long-Term Liabilities

In the government-wide financial statements, other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental or business-type activities on the statement of net position.

J. Compensated Absences

The vacation policy of the Authority advances vacation hours for the calendar year. Terminating employees will be paid for accrued vacation hours. Any advanced hours taken will be deducted from the final paycheck. Employees are encouraged to take a minimum of 10 days (two weeks) of vacation each calendar year. Employees may accrue unlimited sick leave hours. Upon termination, employees will be paid, per a pre-set schedule, for a portion of their accumulated sick leave provided they have no record of sick leave abuse for at least six months prior to the date of their voluntary resignation. If the employee prefers, sick leave can be applied as a service credit toward retirement, providing it enables one to reach a milestone.

For the Authority’s government-wide and proprietary funds, an expense and a liability for compensated absences and the salary-related payments are recorded as the leave is earned. The Authority has assumed a first-in, first-out method of using accumulated compensated time. The portion of this time that is estimated to be used in the next fiscal year has been designated as a current liability in the government-wide financial statements. The fund used to liquidate this liability is the fund to which an employee’s salary is normally charged.

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K. Net Position/Fund Balances

Net Position Net position in government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements are classified as investment in capital assets and restricted and unrestricted net assets. Fund Balances In the governmental fund financial statements, reservations of fund balances represent amounts that cannot be appropriated or are legally segregated for a specific purpose. Designations of fund balance represent tentative management plans that are subject to change. State law [G.S. 159-13(b)(16)] restricts appropriation of fund balance for the subsequent year’s budget to an amount not to exceed the sum of cash and investments minus the sum of liabilities, encumbrances, and deferred revenues arising from cash receipts as those amounts stand at the close of the fiscal year preceding the budget year.

The governmental fund-types classify fund balances as follows: Nonspendable: Prepaid items – portion of fund balance that is not available for appropriation because it represents the year-end fund balance of ending prepaid items, which are not expendable, available resources. Restricted: Stabilization by State statute – portion of fund balance, in addition to other reserves, which is not available for appropriation under State law [G.S. 159-8(a)]. This amount is usually comprised of accounts receivable and interfund receivables, which have not been offset by deferred revenues. Enabling Legislation – portion of fund balance that is comprised of funds to be used for the specific purpose of mass transportation.

Unassigned: The portion of fund balance that has not been restricted, committed, or assigned to specific purposes or other funds. The GoTriangle Authority has a revenue spending policy that provides for programs with multiple revenue sources. The Finance Officer will use resources in the following hierarchy: federal funds, state funds, and funds generated by governmental and proprietary operations.

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For purposes of fund balance classification, expenditures are to be spent from restricted funds balance first, followed in order by committed fund balance, assigned fund balance and lastly unassigned fund balance. The Finance Officer has the authority to deviate from this policy if it is in the best interest of the Authority.

The following schedule provides management and citizens with information on the portion of General Fund balance that is available for appropriation.

Total fund balance 9,038,862$

Less:

Prepaid expenses 1,549,072

Stabilization by State statute 25,972,080

Available for appropriation (18,482,290)$

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L. Revenues and Interfund Transactions

(1) Grant Revenue

The Authority recognizes revenues (net of estimated uncollectible amount, if any), when all applicable eligibility requirements, including time requirements, are met. Resources transmitted to the Authority before meeting the eligibility requirements (other than time requirements) are recorded and reported as unearned revenues.

(2) Vehicle Registration Tax

The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles disperses vehicle registration tax revenue to the Authority on a quarterly basis. The Authority recognizes and records vehicle registration tax revenue quarterly in the General Fund and tax district funds.

(3) Vehicle Rental Tax

The Authority recognizes and records vehicle rental tax revenue upon receipt in the Major Capital Projects Fund. Revenue recognition varies according to the tax collection schedule for each vendor. Collection schedules are determined by sales volume. The Authority accrues for vehicle rental tax revenue at year end.

(4) Investment Income

The Authority recognizes investment income from cash and investments as revenues in the individual funds based on the fund’s monthly investment in cash and investments. All investment earnings are recorded monthly in each individual fund.

(5) Inter-fund Transactions

Interfund transactions are services provided, reimbursements or transfers. Services that are deemed to be reasonably equivalent in value are treated as revenues and expenditures/expenses. Reimbursements occur when one fund incurs the cost, charges the appropriate benefiting fund, and reduces its related cost as a reimbursement, if material. All other interfund transactions are presented as transfers. Transfers within governmental activities and business-type activities are eliminated upon consolidation.

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(6) Special Tax Revenues The Western Triangle Tax District receives vehicle registration tax from the North Carolina

Department of Motor Vehicles on a quarterly basis. The Tax District also receives a one-half cent sales tax from Durham and Orange Counties as well as a portion of vehicle rental taxes received by the General Fund and disbursed to the Tax District. Both Durham and Orange Counties share in the vehicle rental tax. The Durham/Orange Tax District also receives proceeds of a vehicle registration tax from the NC Department of Motor Vehicles on a quarterly basis.

M. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenditures/expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2. DEPOSITS

All of the Authority’s deposits are either insured or collateralized by using one of two methods. Under the Dedicated Method, all deposits exceeding the federal depository insurance coverage are collateralized with securities held by the Authority’s agent in the Authority’s name. Under the Pooling Method, which is a collateral pool, all uninsured deposits are collateralized with securities held by the State Treasurer’s agent in the name of the State Treasurer. Since the State Treasurer is acting in a fiduciary capacity for the Authority, these deposits are considered to be held by the Authority’s agent in the Authority’s name. The amount of the pledged collateral is based on an approved averaging method for non-interest-bearing deposits and the actual current balance for interest-bearing deposits. Depositories using the Pooling Method report to the State Treasurer the adequacy of their pooled collateral covering uninsured deposits. The State Treasurer does not confirm this information with the Authority or the escrow agent. Because of the inability to measure the exact amount of collateral pledged for the Authority under the Pooling Method, the potential exists for under collateralization, and this risk may increase in periods of high cash flows. However, the State Treasurer enforces strict standards of financial stability for each depository that collateralizes public deposits under the Pooling Method. The Authority has no formal policy regarding custodial credit risk for deposits, but relies on the State Treasurer to enforce standards of minimum capitalization for all pooling method financial institutions and to monitor them for compliance. The Authority complies with the provisions of G.S. 159-31 when designating official depositories and verifying that deposits are properly secured.

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) At June 30, 2015, the carrying amount of the Authority’s deposits was $27,255,672 and the bank balances were $27,582,973. Of the bank balance, $750,000 was covered by federal depository insurance, and $26,832,973 in interest bearing deposits was covered by collateral held under the Pooling Method.

3. INVESTMENTS

As of June 30, 2015, the Authority had the following investments and maturities:

Investment Type Fair Value Less than 6 Months 6 - 12 Months 1 - 3 Years Greater than 3 YearsU.S. Gov't Agencies 251,277$ -$ -$ 251,277$ -$ Mortgage Backed Securities 6,730,014 - - 152,188 6,577,826 SBA Participation Securities 35,905,052 - - - 35,905,052 N.C. State and Local Gov't Bonds 15,237,545 - - - 15,237,545 NCCMT 13,488,314 13,488,314 - - - Total Fair Value 71,612,202$ 13,488,314$ -$ 403,465$ 57,720,423$

Interest Rate Risk As a means of limiting its exposure to fair value losses arising from rising interest rates, the Authority’s investment policy indicates:

• Short-Term Portfolio: No less than $500,000 of the total investment portfolio shall mature within seven days. No less than 25% shall mature in 90 days.

• Intermediate Term Portfolio: The average maturity shall not exceed five years. • Long-Term Portfolio: The average maturities of the portfolio shall not exceed twenty years.

Any exceptions must be approved by the Chief Financial Officer. Reasons for exceptions may include anticipated higher market yields.

Credit Risk As a means of limiting its exposure to risk, the Authority will invest no more than 50% in any obligation that does not bear the full faith and credit of the United States of America. The Authority limits investments to the provisions of G.S. 159-30 and restricts the purchase of securities to the highest possible ratings whenever particular types of securities are rated. State law limits investment in commercial paper to the top rating issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSROs”). As of June 30, 2015, the Authority’s investments in the NCCMT Cash Portfolio carried a credit rating of AAAM by Standard and Poor’s. The Authority’s investments in US Agencies and US Treasuries is rated AAA by Standard and Poor’s. The Authority’s investments in NC State and local government bonds are also rated AAA by Standard and Poor’s.

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 3. INVESTMENTS (Continued)

Administrative Code states that all deposits shall be fully protected through deposit insurance and eligible collateral securities. The Director of Finance of the Authority shall be responsible for obtaining custody and providing safekeeping of securities and deposit certificates according to G.S. 159-30(d). Further, the Financial Reporting Manager shall ensure proper diversification of the investment portfolio in order to minimize risks brought on by economic and market changes. Diversification is managed by limiting investments by type and institution and by class of securities. Maturity schedules are monitored by the Chief Financial Officer. Custodial Credit Risk For an investment, custodial risk is the risk that in the event of the failure of the counterparty, the Authority will not be able to recover the value of its investments or collateral securities that are in the possession of an outside party. The Authority’s formal policy indicates the Authority shall utilize a third party custodial agent for book entry transactions, all of which shall be a trust department authorized to do trust work in North Carolina and who has an account with the Federal Reserve. Certificated securities shall be in the custody of the Chief Financial Officer. Concentration of Credit Risk The Authority will invest no more than 50% in a single institution. The Authority has certain investments that exceed 5% of the Authority’s investments. They are SBA Participation (50.0%), Federal National Mortgage and Government National Mortgage (9.4%), North Carolina and local bonds (21.2%) and NC Capital Management Trust (18.9%).

4. DUE FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENTS

The following summarizes amounts due from other agencies and governments by source as of June 30, 2015:

Federal State Local Total

3,303,354$ 703,643$ 664,408$ 4,671,405$

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5. CAPITAL ASSETS

Capital asset activity for the year ended June 30, 2015, was as follows:

Beginning EndingBalances Increases Decreases Transfers Balances

Governmental activities:

Capital assets not being depreciated: Land 44,399,159$ -$ (5,523,561)$ -$ 38,875,598$ Construction in progress 88,027,866 15,817,537 (9,867,083) (2,170,694) 91,807,626 Total capital assets not being depreciated: 132,427,025 15,817,537 (15,390,644) (2,170,694) 130,683,224 Capital assets being depreciated: Buildings 6,248,870 - - - 6,248,870 Equipment and vehicles 6,998,244 197,984 - - 7,196,228 Leasehold improvements 400,768 1,096,524 - 2,170,694 3,667,986 Total capital assets being depreciated 13,647,882 1,294,508 - 2,170,694 17,113,084 Less accumulated depreciation for: Buildings 871,428 207,269 - - 1,078,697 Equipment and vehicles 6,276,004 336,284 - - 6,612,288 Leasehold improvements 250,385 203,366 - - 453,751

Total accumulated depreciation 7,397,817 746,919$ -$ -$ 8,144,736 Total capital assets being depreciated, net 6,250,065 8,968,348 Government activities capital assets, net 138,677,090$ 139,651,572$

Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the primary government as follows:

Administration 11,555$ Capital Development 53,928 Board 4,930 Finance 676,507 Total Depreciation expense 746,919$

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5. CAPITAL ASSETS (Continued)

A summary of Business-type capital assets as June 30, 2015 follows:

Beginning EndingBalances Increases Decreases Transfers Balances

Business-type activities:

Ridesharing FundCapital assets being depreciated: Furniture, fixtures and equipment 164,796$ -$ -$ -$ 164,796$ Leaseheld improvements 10,479 - - - 10,479 Total capital assets being depreciated 175,275 - - - 175,275 Less accumulated depreciation for: Furniture, fixtures and equipment 164,796 - - - 164,796 Leaseheld improvements 10,479 - - - 10,479 Total accumulated depreciation for: 175,275 - - - 175,275

Ridesharing fund capital assets, net -$ -$

Regional Bus Service FundCapital assets not being depreciated: Land 748,068$ -$ -$ -$ 748,068$

Capital assets being depreciated: Furniture, fixtures, and equipment 1,970,373 186,688 - - 2,157,061 Vehicles 24,242,191 117,400 (57,355) - 24,302,236 Leasehold improvements 173,136 - - - 173,136 Buildings 6,779,017 2,841,451 - - 9,620,468 Total capital assets being depreciated 33,164,717 3,145,539 (57,355) - 36,252,901 Less accumulated depreciation for: Furniture, fixtures, and equipment 1,377,881 132,351 - 1,510,232 Vehicles 12,122,771 2,332,522 (57,355) - 14,397,938 Leasehold improvements 167,916 580 - - 168,496 Buildings 2,606,424 334,397 - - 2,940,821 Total accumulated depreciation 16,274,992 2,799,850 (57,355) - 19,017,487 Total capital assets being depreciated, net 16,889,725 345,689 - - 17,235,414 Reg. Bus Service fund capital assets, net 17,637,793 345,689 - - 17,983,482

Business-type activities capital assets, net 17,637,793$ 17,983,482$

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5. CAPITAL ASSETS (Continued)

Sale of Property On May 1, 2015, the Authority sold land valued at $5,523,562 to the City of Raleigh (the City) for the City to construct Raleigh Union Station, a passenger rail station in downtown Raleigh. In exchange the Authority received $3,076,624 and secured the right to access the future station for transit operations. In addition, the Authority agreed to pay the City $4,057,337 in exchange for the City’s construction of certain improvements within the station to benefit the provision of commuter rail to the station. The City agreed to hold this money in escrow and pay any refund of state grants from the escrowed funds. The remainder of the money will be released upon completion of the project. Construction in Progress Ongoing legislation related to the light rail project may impact the carrying values of the Authority’s construction in progress assets. In addition, during the 2015 fiscal year, the Authority determined that certain design costs associated with a now abandoned alignment of the proposed rail project were impaired. As a result, an impairment charge of $7,066,222 on construction in progress was recognized. As of June 30, 2015, the Authority believes the carrying value of the remaining construction in progress assets to be fairly stated.

6. POST EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS

Other Post Employment Benefits

Plan Description. The Authority administers a single employer cost sharing defined benefit Healthcare Benefits Plan (the “HCB Plan”). This HCB Plan provides post employment healthcare benefits to retirees of the Authority, provided they have at least thirty years of creditable service with the Authority. The Board of Trustees may amend the HCB Plan by majority vote. A separate report was not issued for the HCB Plan.

Based on the year in which the Authority was established, the first class of retirement eligibility is the year 2019. The Authority offers full-time employees who resign at the age of retirement specified by Social Security the opportunity to continue in the group medical plan. The schedule below addresses the qualifying conditions for which retirees may receive medical benefit coverage.

• Employees who retire with more than three (3) years but less than 10 years of service may continue group health coverage at the Authority’s rate, but the employee must pay the full cost of the premium.

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6. POST EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

• Employees who have more than 10 years of service but less than 20 must pay 75% of the monthly premium. The Authority will pay the remaining 25%.

• Employees who have 20 years of service but less than 30 years will pay 50% of the monthly premium. The Authority will pay the remaining 50%.

• Employees with more than 30 years of service can expect to receive 100% paid coverage. Membership of the HCB Plan consisted of the following at December 31, 2013, the date of the latest actuarial valuation: Retirees receiving benefits 0 Active plan members 193 Total 193 Funding Policy. The Board of Trustees established the contribution requirements of plan members, and they may be amended by the Board. Per an Authority resolution, the Authority is required to contribute the projected pay-as-you-go financing requirements, with an additional amount to prefund benefits as determined annually by the Board. Because the Authority is relatively new, there are no employees who classify as retirees. The current annual required contribution (ARC) rate is 1.36% of annual covered payroll. For the current year, the Authority contributed $0.00 or 0.00% of annual covered payroll. The Authority obtains healthcare coverage through private insurers. There were no contributions made by employees. The Authority’s obligation to contribute to HCB Plan is established and may be amended by the Board of Trustees. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Post-employment expenditures are made from the General Fund, which is maintained on the modified accrual basis of accounting. No funds are set aside to pay benefits and administration costs. These expenditures are paid when due. Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation. The Authority’s annual OPEB cost (expense) is calculated based on the annual required contribution of the employer (ARC), an amount actuarially determined in accordance with the parameters of GASB Statement 45. The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal cost each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial liabilities (or funding excess) over a period not to exceed thirty years. The following table shows the components of the Authority’s annual OPEB cost for the year, the amount actually contributed to the plan, and changes in the Authority’s net OPEB obligation for the healthcare benefits:

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Annual required contribution 110,711$ Interest on net OPEB obligation 20,568 Adjustment to the annual required contribution (19,649) Annual OPEB cost (expense) 111,630 Contributions made - Increase in net OPEB obligation 111,630 Net OPEB obligation, beginning of year 625,832 Net OPEB obligation, end of year 737,462$

The information being accumulated for the Authority’s annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the plan, and the net OPEB obligation was as follows:

Net EndingAnnual Actual OPEB

Year OPEB Employer Percentage Liability/Ended Cost Contributions Contributed (Asset)2013 108,019$ - 0.0% 514,202$ 2014 111,630 - 0.0% 625,832 2015 111,630 - 0.0% 737,462

Funded Status and Funding Progress. As of December 31, 2013, the most recent actuarial valuation date, the plan was not funded. The actuarial accrued liability for benefits and thus the unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) was $1,076,645. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the plan) was $10,344,534, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 10.4%. Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events far into the future. Examples include assumptions about future employment, mortality, and healthcare trends. Amounts determined regarding the funded status of the plan and the annual required contributions of the employer are subject to continual revisions as actual results are compared with past expectations and new estimates are made about the future. The schedule of funding progress, presented as required supplementary information following the notes to the financial statements, presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liabilities for benefits. Actuarial Methods and Assumptions. Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan as understood by the employer and plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing benefit costs between the employer and the plan members to that point. The actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques that are designed to reduce the effects of short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value assets, consistent with the long-term perspective of the calculations.

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In the December 31, 2013, actuarial valuation, the projected unit credit actuarial cost method was used. The actuarial assumptions included a 4.00 percent investment rate of return (net of administrative expenses), which is the expected long-term investment return on the employer’s own investments calculated based on the funded level of the plan at the valuation date and an annual medical cost trend increase of 5.75% to 5.00% annually.

The investment rate included a 3.00% inflation assumption. The actuarial value of assets, if any, was determined using techniques that spread the effects of short-term volatility in the market value of investments over a 5-year period. The UAAL is being amortized as a level percentage of projected payroll on an open basis. The remaining amortization period at December 31, 2013, was 30 years.

Retirement Plan

The Authority sponsors a defined contribution retirement plan covering all of its full-time employees as of June 30, 2015. Contributions and costs are determined as 8% of all full-time employees’ salaries. Employees are 100% vested in these benefits after 3 years of service. Forfeitures from employees who leave before they are 100% vested are used to reduce future contributions. The Authority’s total payroll for fiscal year 2015 was $11,957,779, of which $11,610,538 relates to employees covered under the plan. The Authority’s contributions to the plan for the year ended June 30, 2015, including forfeitures, totaled $928,843 (8% of covered payroll). Total forfeitures for the year were $23,711. The assets of the plan are invested in various mutual funds, guaranteed interest contracts, and U.S. Treasury Bonds. The establishment of the plan was authorized by the Authority’s Board of Trustees and may only be amended by the Authority’s Board of Trustees.

Deferred Compensation Plan

The Authority offers its employees a deferred compensation plan created in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 457. The plan, available to all employees, permits them to defer a portion of their salary until future years. In addition, the Authority makes contributions of percentages for the General Counsel and Director of Finance and Administrative Services’ salaries to this plan. The deferred compensation payout is not available to employees until termination, retirement, death, or unforeseeable emergency.

The Authority’s payroll for employees covered under the plan, was $11,610,538 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. The Authority contributed $212,525 (approximately 1.83% of covered payroll).

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7. CHANGES IN LONG – TERM LIABILITIES

Balance BalanceJuly 1, June 30, Long Term Current Portion

Governmental activities: 2014 Increases Decreases 2015 Portion of BalanceCompensated Absences 597,406$ 487,596$ 463,691$ 621,311$ 203,417$ 417,894$ Accrued OPEB 250,334 13,977 - 264,311 264,311 - Total Government activity long-term liabilities 847,740$ 501,573$ 463,691$ 885,622$ 467,728$ 417,894$

Business-type activitiesCompensated Absences 551,394$ 842,265$ 723,872$ 669,787$ 279,700$ 390,087$ Accrued OPEB 375,498 97,653 - 473,151 473,151 - Total Business-type activity long-term liabilities 926,892$ 939,918$ 723,872$ 1,142,938$ 752,851$ 390,087$

The General Fund has been used to liquidate the net pension obligations.

8. INTERFUND BALANCES AND ACTIVITY

The following summarizes amounts due from and to other funds as of June 30, 2015:

PayableReceivable Fund Proprietary Fund Amount

General Fund Enterprise - Rideshare 869,687$ General Fund Enterprise - Regional Bus 15,035,233 General Fund Enterprise - Self Insure/Regional Bus 599,404

Total Due from Proprietary Funds 16,504,324 Payable

Receivable Fund Governmental Fund

Regional Bus Capital General Fund 332,010 General Fund Technology Capital 175,969 General Fund Western Regional Tax District - Durham Co 4,869,219 General Fund Western Regional Tax District - Orange Co. 535,110 Major Capital Projects fund General Fund 30,261,616 Western Regional Tax District Major Capital Projects Fund 1,951,242 General Fund Major Capital Projects Fund 432,321

Total Due from Governmental Funds 38,557,487

Totals 55,061,811$

Interfund balances result from the time lag between the dates that transactions are recorded in the accounting system and payments between funds are made.

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8. INTERFUND BALANCES AND ACTIVITY (Continued)

Transfers

Transfers are used to move unrestricted revenues to finance various programs that the Authority must account for in other funds in accordance with budgetary authorizations, including amounts provided matching funds for various grant programs.

Major Regional BusCapital Projects Capital Projects

General Fund Fund Fund TotalTransfers to:

General Fund -$ 1,342,251$ -$ 1,342,251$ Regional Bus Fund 7,936,192 - 344,678 8,280,870 Ridesharing Fund 514,552 - - 514,552 Technology Capital Project Fund 28,437 - - 28,437

8,479,181$ 1,342,251$ 344,678$ 10,166,110$ Total

Transfers from

The purpose of the transferred monies is as follows:

The Authority’s General Fund transferred monies during fiscal year 2015 to fund the Authority’s match for State and Federal Grant programs in the Enterprise and Capital Project Funds. The General Fund also transferred monies into the Proprietary Ridesharing Fund and into the Proprietary Regional Bus Fund to subsidize operations. The Major Capital Projects Fund transferred monies during fiscal year 2015 to the General Fund. The purpose of this transfer was to subsidize General Fund operations; thus having a positive effect on the General Fund fund balance.

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9. RISK MANAGEMENT

The Authority is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees; and natural disasters. The Authority reduces its risk of loss by carrying commercial insurance coverage. There have been no significant reductions in insurance coverage in the prior year, and settled claims have not exceeded coverage in any of the past three fiscal years. All of the insurance companies from whom the Authority has purchased insurance have A.M. Best ratings of A- or better. In accordance with G.S. 159-29, the Authority’s employees that have access to $100 or more at any given time of the Authority’s funds are performance bonded through a commercial surety bond. The finance officer is bonded for $100,000. The insurance companies used by the Authority are:

• Ace American Insurance Company • RLI Insurance Company • Starnet Insurance Company • Iron Shore Specialty Insurance Company • Endurance Risk Solution Assurance Company • Travelers Insurance

Not including health insurance, the Authority has the following types and limits of coverage:

• Public Officials Professional Liability $ 5,000,000 • Commercial General Liability $10,000,000 • Public Employee Bond $ 50,000 • Real and personal property

Buildings $ 16,615,023 Contents $ 4,819,145 Equipment Breakdown $ 21,434,168 Flood Insurance $ 1,000,000

• Business Auto Liability $ 10,000,000 • Employee Dishonesty $ 150,000 • Excess liability $ 10,000,000 • Workers’ compensation Statutory limits • Employee benefits liability $ 1,000,000 • Catastrophic (Auto) $ 10,000,000 • Inland Marine $ 4,170,478

Insurance coverage for health claims in excess of $100,000 is also carried. No settlements have exceeded insurance coverage in the past four fiscal years.

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9. RISK MANAGEMENT (Continued)

The Authority has a limited risk management program for unemployment claims. Premiums were paid at the rate of 3% of each employee’s salary into the fund by all other funds until June 2001. Management has determined that an adequate fund balance existed and premium payments could be suspended. It is anticipated that investment earnings on this fund will be sufficient to pay future unemployment claims.

Flood Insurance

The Authority is not located inside a flood zone according to FEMA flood maps and, therefore, has elected not to carry flood insurance.

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases The Authority rents a parking lot for operations of its Regional Bus Transfer Center. The total rent expense for office space and parking accommodations for the year ended June 30, 2015, was $36,709. The lease for parking ended on June 30, 2013, but was extended for five more years. The total minimum future commitment under the parking lease is as follows: Year ending June 30, Amount 2016 $36,709 2017 36,709 2018 36,709

Total $110,127

The Authority leases easements and parking and building spaces to various tenants. All leases of the Authority are accounted for as operating leases. Substantially all of the leases provide for a periodic re-computation of the rental amounts. In June 2012, the Authority leased space in the administrative building to Alliance Behavioral Healthcare. The schedule of future minimum rent income to be received is as follows: Year ending June 30, Amount

2016 $ 932,316 2017 960,285 2018 989,094 2019 509,383 Total $3,391,078

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)

Pending or Threatened Lawsuits During the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015, four lawsuits were filed against the Authority. Two of the lawsuits involve terminated employees and one involves alleged injuries to a bus passenger. The fourth lawsuit alleges injuries to a DATA (GoDurham) bus passenger and the Authority is named as a co-defendant. Of the four lawsuits, the two involving former employees have been resolved in favor of the Authority. The Authority has been put on notice of two potential lawsuits from injured bus passengers, one on a DATA (GoDurham) bus. The Authority’s insurance carrier has been put on notice of the foregoing lawsuits and threatened lawsuits. In the opinion of the Authority’s management and legal counsel, the ultimate effect of these legal matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Authority’s financial position. The Authority is also involved in a dispute over a lease agreement which may result in legal action. See Note 12 – Subsequent Events below for additional information.

Federal and State Assisted Programs The Authority has received proceeds from several federal and state grants. Periodic audits of these grants are required and certain costs may be questioned as not being appropriate expenditures under the grant agreements. Such audits could result in the refund of grant monies to the grantor agencies. Management believes that any required refunds will be immaterial. No provision has been made in the accompanying financial statements for the refund of grant money. The Authority is in the process of disposing of certain real properties previously acquired, in part, with grant funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Under the terms of a letter from FTA dated July 2, 2015, the Authority is allowed to retain the proceeds of the sale of these properties. FTA grant funds used to purchase the properties are required to be held in escrow and applied toward construction of the Durham-Orange Light Rail Project. If that project is not constructed the funds must be returned to FTA. NCDOT grants are refunded at the time the properties are sold.

11. STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY The Rideshare Fund has a fund deficit of $32,998 and the Technology Capital Project Fund has a fund deficit of $36,668 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. These deficits will be resolved in fiscal year 2016 with operating transfers to bring the fund balances to a positive number.

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12. NEW PROUNCEMENTS

The GASB has issued Statement No. 72, “Fair Value Measurement.” This Statement requires disclosure about fair value measurement, the level of fair value hierarchy, and valuation techniques. The requirements of this Statement are effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2015. The GASB has issued Statement No. 73, “Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions and Related Assets That Are Not within the Scope of GASB Statement 68, and Amendments to Certain Provisions of Statements 67 and 68.” The objective of this Statement is to improve the usefulness of information about pensions included in the general purpose financial reports of state and local governments. The requirements of this Statement that are not in the scope of Statement 68 are effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2016, and the requirements of this Statement that address financial reporting for assets accumulated for purposes of providing those pensions are effective for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2015. The requirements of this Statement for pension plans that are within the scope of Statement 67 or for pension plans that are within the scope of Statement 68 are effective for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2015. The GASB has issued Statement No. 74, “Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans.” The objective of this Statement is to improve the usefulness of information about postemployment benefits other than pensions. This Statement replaces Statement 43 as amended by Statement 57. The requirements of this Statement are effective for financial statements for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2016. The GASB has issued Statement No. 75, “Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans.” The objective of this Statement is to improve accounting and financial reporting by state and local governments for postemployment benefits other than pensions. This Statement replaces Statement 45 as amended by Statement 57. The requirements of this Statement are effective for financial statements for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2017. The GASB has issued Statement No. 76, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for State and Local Governments.”This Statement establishes the hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for state and local governments. The requirements of this statement apply to all state and local governments. The requirements of this statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2015. Management is in the process of determining what, if any, impact implementation of the above statements may have on the financial statements of the Authority.

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

During the 2014-15 fiscal year, the Authority leased 6 buses for a one year term to provide service as part of the Fortify project. Following several mechanical problems, the Authority determined the buses were not suitable for their intended purpose and notified the lessor of its intention to return the buses at the end of the one year term. The lessor maintains it is entitled to 12 months of lease payments and claims it is owed $170,000. The Authority disputes that claim and the situation is ongoing.

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RESEARCH REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Schedule 1 Other Post-Employment Benefits Required Supplementary Information

Schedule of Funding Progress

Actuarial Actuarial Unfunded UAAL as of % Actuarial Value Accrued AAL Funded Annual of CoveredValuation of Plan Liability (UAAL) Ratio Covered Payroll

Date Assets (AAL) (2) - (1) (1)/(2) Payroll (3)/(5)

12/31/2009 -$ 500,721$ 500,721$ 0% 7,805,458$ 6.4%12/31/2010 - 500,721 500,721 0% 8,416,153 5.9%12/31/2011 - 595,329 595,329 0% 8,307,090 7.2%12/31/2012 - 595,329 595,329 0% 8,307,090 7.2%12/31/2013 - 1,076,645 1,076,645 0% 9,385,699 11.5%12/31/2014 - 1,076,645 1,076,645 0% 10,344,534 10.4%

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Schedule 2 Healthcare Benefits Plan

Required Supplementary Information Schedule of Employer Contributions

Annual Year Required Percentage Ended Contribution Contributed

2010 $ 99,388 -0-%

2011 99,388 -0-%

2012 108,019 -0-%

2013 108,019 -0-%

2014 111,630 -0-%

2015 111,630 -0-%

NOTES TO THE REQUIRED SCHEDULES:

The information presented in the required supplementary schedules was determined as part of the actuarial valuations at the dates indicated. Additional information as of the latest actuarial valuation follows.

Valuation date 12/31/2013 Actuarial cost method Projected unit credit Amortization method Level percent of pay open Remaining amortization period 29 years Asset valuation method Market value Actuarial assumptions:

Investment rate of return* 4.00% Medical cost trend rate* 5.75% - 5.00% Year of ultimate trend rate 2019 *Includes inflation at 3.00%

INDIVIDUAL FUND

STATEMENTS AND

SCHEDULES

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ActualProjected Variance Positive

Authorization Prior Years Current Year Total to date (Negative)

REVENUES:

Restricted intergovernmental revenues:State grant revenues 1,975,789$ 2,856,996$ 16,149$ 2,873,145$ 897,356$ Federal grant revenues 13,549,061 20,053,562 772,657 20,826,219 7,277,158 Other revenue 110,000 545 - 545 (109,455)

Total revenues 15,634,850 22,911,103 788,806 23,699,909 8,065,059

EXPENDITURES:

Capital outlay:Buildings 20,525,076 11,962,247 98,023 12,060,270 8,464,806

Revenues over (under) expenditures (4,890,226) 10,948,856 690,783 11,639,639 16,529,865

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES:Transfers to/from other funds 4,890,226 (10,728,153) (344,678) (11,072,831) (15,963,057)

Change in fund balance -$ 220,703$ 346,105 566,808$ 566,808$

Fund balance, beginning -

Fund balance, ending 346,105$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYSchedule of Revenues, Expenditures And Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual

Regional Bus Capital Project FundFrom Inception and For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

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Authorization Prior Years Current Year Total to date (Negative)

REVENUES: Restricted intergovernmental:

NCDOT rail grants 218,770,984$ 29,831,355$ -$ 29,831,355$ (188,939,629)$ FTA rail grants 464,230,428 86,368,796 751,906 87,120,702 (377,109,726) Vehicle rental tax 42,392,292 124,824,294 8,396,090 133,220,384 90,828,092 Investment income 3,745,000 7,996,318 585,775 8,582,093 4,837,093 Other revenues 323,000 17,612,504 214,779 17,827,283 17,504,283

Total revenues 729,461,704 266,633,267 9,948,550 276,581,817 (452,879,887)

EXPENDITURES: Capital outlay:

Design 141,032,509 120,741,002 4,626,878 125,367,880 15,664,629 Project administration 27,577,195 8,842,228 - 8,842,228 18,734,967 Insurance 13,076,239 - - - 13,076,239 Property acquisition 91,060,997 49,766,365 - 49,766,365 41,294,632 Systems 61,761,937 - - - 61,761,937 Vehicle and equipment 129,929,406 - - - 129,929,406 Trackwork 78,499,408 - - - 78,499,408 Construction 5,204,691 - - - 5,204,691 Yard and shop 28,678,411 - - - 28,678,411 Grading 221,159,141 - - - 221,159,141 Stations 75,925,281 - - - 75,925,281

Total expenditures 873,905,215 179,349,595 4,626,878 183,976,473 689,928,742

Revenues over (under) expenditures (144,443,511) 87,283,672 5,321,672 92,605,344 237,048,855

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES:Sale of land - 3,274,548 3,076,624 6,351,172 6,351,172 Transfers (to) from other funds 144,443,511 (30,138,706) (1,342,251) (31,480,957) (175,924,468)

Change in fund balance -$ 60,419,514$ 7,056,045 67,475,559$ 67,475,559$

Fund balance, beginning 60,419,514

Fund balance, ending 67,475,559$


Major Capital Projects FundFrom Inception and for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

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Authorization Prior Years Current Year Total to Date (Negative)

REVENUES:Restricted intergovernmental revenues:

Federal grants 613,735$ 577,017$ -$ 577,017$ (36,718)$ State grant revenues 1,988,725 1,598,844 203,994 1,802,838 (185,887) Local grant revenues 149,505 48,064 - 48,064 (101,441)

Total revenues 2,751,965 2,223,925 203,994 2,427,919 (324,046)

EXPENDITURES:Capital outlay:Equipment 3,132,720 2,499,454 269,099 2,768,553 364,167

Revenues over (under) expenditures (380,755) (275,529) (65,105) (340,634) 40,121

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES:Transfers (to) from other funds 380,755 275,529 28,437 303,966 (76,789)

Change in fund balance -$ -$ (36,668) (36,668)$ -$

Fund balance, beginning -

Fund balance, ending (36,668)$


Technology Capital Project FundFrom Inception and for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

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Variance PositiveBudget Actual (Negative)

REVENUES

Intergovernmental revenues:NC Department of Transportation 45,343$ (28,988)$ (74,331)$ Federal transit administration 129,240 144,588 15,348 Durham county 590,894 555,187 (35,707)

Other governmental revenues 842,610 776,494 (66,116) Total revenues 1,608,087 1,447,281 (160,806)

EXPENDITURES Regional call center 959,732 928,922 30,810 Commuter resources 633,248 610,082 23,166 Regional TDM 556,049 452,899 103,150

Total expenditures 2,149,029 1,991,903 157,126

Revenue under expenditures (540,942) (544,622) (3,680)

Other financing sources:Transfers from general fund 540,942 514,552 (26,390)

Revenues and other financing sourcesover expenditures -$ (30,070)$ (30,070)$

Schedule of Revenues and ExpendituresProprietary Fund - RidesharingBudget and Actual (Non-GAAP)



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Variance PositiveBudget Actual (Negative)

REVENUES

Bus faresRider fares 1,990,417$ 1,538,180$ (452,237)$ Employer subsidies 1,271,181 1,252,186 (18,995) Other revenues 359,037 1,492,367 1,133,330 Specialized services 330,500 371,868 41,368

Intergovernmental revenues:Federal Transit Administration 1,326,654 1,283,856 (42,798) NC Department of Transportation 1,975,924 1,929,549 (46,375) Local governments 88,000 77,109 (10,891)

Total revenues 7,341,713 7,945,115 603,402

EXPENDITURESSupervision 1,297,680 1,427,920 (130,240) Operations 8,137,000 8,680,348 (543,348) Vanpool 1,001,109 883,078 118,031 Specialized services 2,340,300 2,267,139 73,161 Maintenance 3,225,978 3,510,344 (284,366) Unemployment claims 80,000 61,116 18,884

Total expenditures 16,082,067 16,829,945 (747,878)

Revenue under expenditures (8,740,354) (8,884,830) (144,476)

Other financing sources:Operating transfers 8,660,354 7,936,192 (724,162) Capital acquisition transfers - 344,678 344,678 Total other financing sources 8,660,354 8,280,870 (379,484)

Revenues and other financing sourcesover expenditures (80,000)$ (603,960) (523,960)$

Reconciliation from budgetary basis(modified accrual) to full accrual:

Reconciling items:Depreciation (2,799,850)

Change in net position (3,403,810)$

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYSchedule of Revenues and Expenditures

Proprietary Fund - Regional Bus Service FundBudget and Actual (Non-GAAP)


Note: Capital acquisition transfers are budgeted in the Bus Capital Projects Fund.

STATISTICAL

SECTION

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

This page explains the purpose of each schedule in the Statistical Section. This is intended to make the Statistical Section easier to understand.

Net Position by Component Last Ten Fiscal Years (p.73) This table helps the reader gauge the Authority’s financial progress. Change in Net Position (p.74) This schedule is a summary of the changes in net position for the last ten fiscal years. Information can be obtained from the Statement of Activities in the financial statements for each of the fiscal years. Fund Balances, Governmental Fund (p.75) This table gives a comparative view of the governmental fund balances over the past ten fiscal years. Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Fund (p.76) This table shows the various factors which caused the changes in fund balances for the last ten years. Governmental Fund Expenditures by Function (p.77) This schedule is a summary of the governmental fund expenditures by function for the last ten fiscal years. Information can be obtained from the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds sheet in the financial statements for each of the fiscal years. Governmental Fund Revenues by Source (p.78) This schedule is a summary of the governmental fund revenues by source for the last ten fiscal years. Information can be obtained from the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds sheet in the financial statements for each of the fiscal years. Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type Last Ten Fiscal Years (p.79) This table shows the ratio of primary government indebtedness per capita. Employee Position Authorization by Department (p.80) This table compares positions authorized by department for comparative purposes. Operating Indicators by Function/Program (p.81) This schedule shows various operating indicators of the district by function. It includes service information including initiatives to increase ridership.

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Capital Assets by Function/Program (p.82) This schedule is a summary of capital assets for the last ten fiscal years. Insurance in Force- July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 (p.83) This table shows the Authority’s insurance by type of coverage and amount. Demographics and Economic Statistics for Wake County (p.84) This schedule shows U.S. Census data for the past 10 years. Principal Employers for Wake County (p.85) This schedule ranks top employers in Wake County comparatively for 2015 and 2006. Principal Auto Rental Agencies (p.86) This schedule ranks top auto rental agencies by rental taxes generated for 2015 and 2014.

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Table 1

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Governmental Activities

Invested in capital assets 137,066,488$ 156,055,939$ 166,038,451$ 160,334,524$ 114,168,704$ 121,465,478$ 129,369,729$ 128,918,272$ 138,677,090$ 139,651,572$ Restricted - - - - - 58,971,931 65,986,106 79,168,752 108,138,826 138,340,712 Unrestricted 45,066,669 45,678,438 49,680,077 62,691,475 65,744,404 6,056,397 (687,606) (4,031,859) (10,866,442) (18,175,568)

Total governmental activities net position 182,133,157 201,734,377 215,718,528 223,025,999 179,913,108 186,493,806 194,668,229 204,055,165 235,949,474 259,816,716

Business-Type Activities

Invested in capital assets, netof related debt 9,161,709 6,984,312 5,734,257 18,118,640 19,357,218 17,589,361 21,179,942 19,584,746 17,637,793 17,983,482

Unrestricted 1,838,931 (976,343) (983,411) (10,524,894) (10,469,112) (10,788,961) (10,748,802) (12,387,471) (12,757,822) (13,736,530) Total business-type activities net position 11,000,640 6,007,969 4,750,846 7,593,746 8,888,106 6,800,400 10,431,140 7,197,275 4,879,971 4,246,952

Primary Government

Invested in capital assets 146,228,197 163,040,251 171,772,708 178,453,164 133,525,922 139,054,839 150,549,671 148,503,018 156,314,883 157,635,054 Restricted - - - - - 26,470,150 65,986,106 79,168,752 108,138,826 138,340,712 Unrestricted 46,905,600 44,702,095 48,696,666 52,166,581 55,275,292 27,769,217 (11,436,408) (16,419,330) (23,624,264) (31,912,098)

Total primary government net position 193,133,797$ 207,742,346$ 220,469,374$ 230,619,745$ 188,801,214$ 193,294,206$ 205,099,369$ 211,252,440$ 240,829,445$ 264,063,668$

Notes:This table was prepared using the accrual basis of accounting

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNet Position by Component

Last Ten Fiscal Years

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TABLE 2

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ExpensesGovernmental activities:

Board 135,444$ 174,061$ 113,444$ 117,698$ 92,158$ 90,319$ 95,254$ 95,339$ 84,522$ 84,306$ Human resources 294,481 315,943 329,622 396,942 513,955 391,536 423,936 418,166 428,364 487,517 Administration 353,510 275,015 315,318 829,800 235,326 243,282 238,928 224,474 230,773 445,968 Capital development 1,019,329 1,129,843 348,251 236,893 129,934 176,607 367,052 80,869 206,471 4,378,573 Equal employ. opport./disadv. busin. enter. 105,087 108,831 102,033 110,653 108,596 116,928 120,676 114,567 116,539 130,349 Finance 2,484,822 2,183,407 2,234,529 2,012,750 1,530,934 1,728,565 2,187,530 3,320,881 4,633,963 2,742,430 General counsel 144,515 320,446 199,493 223,030 332,001 301,688 360,723 291,030 428,521 1,307,863 DATA/GoDurham - - - - - 135,446 345,619 484,200 669,303 695,624 Communications and public affairs 812,857 836,220 465,720 595,361 393,570 358,988 586,431 882,207 1,058,663 2,128,808 FORTIFY - - - - - - - - 662,597 2,010,101 Loss on disposed assets - - - - 49,540,516 - - - - 9,513,160

Total governmental activities expense 5,350,045 5,343,766 4,108,410 4,523,127 52,876,990 3,543,359 4,726,149 5,911,733 8,519,716 23,924,699

Business-type activities:Regional bus service 11,273,630 12,088,065 12,269,806 12,488,392 13,101,407 15,279,164 16,563,748 17,196,139 18,084,542 19,629,795 Ridesharing 1,112,901 1,375,640 1,593,350 2,176,232 2,311,215 2,263,733 2,300,277 1,836,275 1,935,617 1,991,903 Total business-type activities expense 12,386,531 13,463,705 13,863,156 14,664,624 15,412,622 17,542,897 18,864,025 19,032,414 20,020,159 21,621,698

TOTAL PRIMARY GOVERNMENT EXPENSES 17,736,576 18,807,471 17,971,566 19,187,751 68,289,612 21,086,256 23,590,174 24,944,147 28,539,875 45,546,397

Program RevenuesGovernmental activities:

Operating grants and contributionsCapital development 1,486,650 3,524,908 668,400 781,628 729,999 525,022 1,248,868 554,148 980,983 3,446,914 Capital grants and contributionsRegional rail capital project 14,620,990 6,722,695 - - - - 548,939 927,651 1,071,944 751,906 Regional bus capital project 187,653 1,576,641 6,875,099 5,333,009 3,339,498 442,775 5,924,422 930,908 81,585 788,806 Technology capital project 458,127 161,998 152,114 513,871 390,124 391,445 575,381 86,452 66,474 203,994

Total governmental activities revenue 16,753,420 11,986,242 7,695,613 6,628,508 4,459,621 1,359,242 8,297,610 2,499,159 2,200,986 5,191,620

Business-type activities:Regional bus service

Charges for services 1,609,209 1,741,834 1,742,860 2,076,728 2,163,990 2,306,033 2,552,723 2,682,390 2,714,489 2,790,366 Grant revenue 3,038,537 2,226,551 3,260,857 2,936,168 3,335,158 3,810,893 4,776,360 3,670,323 3,638,927 3,290,514

RidesharingCharges for services - - 12,500 3,801 1,000 - - - 1,000 - Grant revenue 478,235 948,771 762,309 1,088,217 1,077,018 1,108,536 1,201,353 641,835 569,369 670,787

Total business-type activities revenues 5,125,981 4,917,156 5,778,526 6,104,914 6,577,166 7,225,462 8,530,436 6,994,548 6,923,785 6,751,667

TOTAL PRIMARY GOVERNMENT REVENUES 21,879,401 16,903,398 13,474,139 12,733,422 11,036,787 8,584,704 16,828,046 9,493,707 9,124,771 11,943,287

Net revenue (Expense)Governmental activities 11,403,375 6,642,476 3,587,203 2,105,361 (48,417,369) (2,184,117) 3,571,461 (3,412,574) (6,318,730) (18,733,079) Business-type activities (7,260,550) (8,546,549) (8,084,630) (7,731,528) (8,835,456) (10,317,435) (10,333,589) (12,037,866) (13,096,374) (14,870,031)

TOTAL PRIMARY GOVERNMENT NET EXPENSE 4,142,825 (1,904,073) (4,497,427) (5,626,167) (57,252,825) (12,501,552) (6,762,128) (15,450,440) (19,415,104) (33,603,110)

General revenues and other changes in net assetsGovernmental activities:

Vehicle registration taxes 5,113,015 5,462,145 5,402,500 5,394,065 5,185,675 5,487,720 5,526,485 5,607,530 5,737,329 10,662,625 Special tax revenue - - - - - - - 4,700,299 28,516,774 30,561,753 Capital contributions - - - - - - - - - - Vehicle rental taxes 7,904,871 8,762,545 9,215,237 8,167,689 7,429,882 8,386,658 8,682,107 9,016,305 9,586,666 9,924,456 Miscellaneous revenues 1,498,878 922,775 975,030 1,128,756 1,008,831 1,215,183 1,485,056 2,959,061 3,232,682 2,625,210 Unrestricted investment earnings 746,061 1,210,518 1,012,267 1,024,037 661,170 864,930 1,602,445 300,381 333,698 422,560 Transfers (4,782,638) (3,399,239) (6,208,086) (10,512,457) (8,981,080) (7,189,676) (12,693,131) (9,102,995) (9,194,110) (11,596,283)

Total governmental activities 10,480,187 12,958,744 10,396,948 5,202,090 5,304,478 8,764,815 4,602,962 13,480,581 38,213,039 42,600,321

Business-type activity:Capital contributions - - - - - - - - Miscellaneous 283,821 128,262 587,430 828,182 1,123,510 1,005,081 1,203,920 1,389,271 1,572,129 2,577,715 Unrestricted investment earnings 19,396 26,377 31,991 61,971 25,226 34,972 67,278 11,686 12,831 63,014 Transfers 4,782,638 3,399,239 6,208,086 10,512,457 8,981,080 7,189,676 12,693,131 9,102,995 9,194,110 11,596,283

Total business-type activities 5,085,855 3,553,878 6,827,507 11,402,610 10,129,816 8,229,729 13,964,329 10,503,952 10,779,070 14,237,012 TOTAL PRIMARY GOVERNMENT GENERALREVENUES AND OTHER CHANGES IN NET POSITION 15,566,042 16,512,622 17,224,455 16,604,700 15,434,294 16,994,544 18,567,291 23,984,533 48,992,109 56,837,333

Change in net positionGovernmental activities 21,883,562 19,601,220 13,984,151 7,307,471 (43,112,891) 6,580,698 8,174,423 10,068,007 31,894,309 23,867,242 Business-type activity (2,174,695) (4,992,671) (1,257,123) 2,842,900 1,294,360 (2,087,706) 3,630,740 (1,533,914) (2,317,304) (633,019)

TOTAL PRIMARY GOVERNMENT CHANGE IN NET POSITION 19,708,867$ 14,608,549$ 12,727,028$ 10,150,371$ (41,818,531)$ 4,492,992$ 11,805,163$ 8,534,093$ 29,577,005$ 23,234,223$

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Table 3

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

General FundNonspendable -$ -$ 180,781$ 917,874$ 861,341$ 1,608,794$ 1,541,560$ 1,578,729$ 1,672,481$ 1,549,072$ Restricted 9,577,154 3,338,248 7,087,165 16,890,520 15,825,773 16,388,898 19,954,423 18,626,014 21,650,712 25,972,080 Unassigned 5,428,856 (1,674,076) (9,163,473) 4,244,776 5,812,264 5,272,677 (1,092,077) (4,880,300) (11,658,559) (18,482,290)

Total General Fund 15,006,010$ 1,664,172$ (1,895,527)$ 22,053,170$ 22,499,378$ 23,270,369$ 20,403,906$ 15,324,443$ 11,664,634$ 9,038,862$

All other governmental funds

Restricted - reserve by state statute 16,829,289$ 28,781,681$ 24,272,826$ 7,961,270$ 10,664,518$ 9,739,495 13,904,766 19,329,379 26,634,089 41,094,919$ Restricted - enabling legislation - - - - - 32,501,781 31,630,153 41,098,509 59,854,025 71,273,713 Unassigned - - - - - - - - (32,624) (356,728)

Capital projects fund 14,375,060 15,534,236 27,649,294 33,166,102 33,083,075 - - - - - Total all other governmental funds 31,204,349$ 44,315,917$ 51,922,120$ 41,127,372$ 43,747,593$ 42,241,276$ 45,534,919$ 60,427,888$ 86,455,490$ 112,011,904$

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Table 4

REVENUES 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Restricted intergovernmental revenues:

NC Department of Transportation 5,193,126$ 3,740,524$ 1,099,260$ 1,798,021$ 577,331$ 201,738$ 1,081,999$ 273,562$ 297,032$ 748,813$ Federal Transit Administration 11,560,294 8,245,718 6,596,353 4,830,487 3,865,552 1,157,504 7,215,611 1,962,812 1,585,087 4,304,010

Other revenue 190,237 302,435 380,542 432,442 217,414 386,569 488,633 2,290,074 2,495,399 1,770,486 Vehicle registration tax 5,113,015 5,462,145 5,402,500 5,394,065 5,185,675 5,487,720 5,526,485 5,607,530 5,737,329 10,662,625 Special tax revenue - - - - - - - 4,700,299 28,516,774 30,561,753 Indirect cost credits 1,308,639 620,340 594,488 696,314 808,155 828,614 996,423 931,772 1,056,150 993,524 Rental vehicle tax 7,904,871 8,762,545 9,215,237 8,167,689 7,429,882 8,386,658 8,682,107 9,016,305 9,586,666 9,924,456 Investment income 746,061 1,210,518 1,012,267 1,024,037 661,170 864,930 1,602,445 300,381 333,698 422,560

Total revenues 32,016,243 28,344,225 24,300,647 22,343,055 18,745,179 17,313,733 25,593,703 25,082,735 49,608,135 59,388,227

EXPENDITURESCurrent:

Governing board 128,481 167,098 113,444 117,698 92,158 90,319 95,254 95,339 84,522 79,376 Human resources 294,481 315,943 329,622 396,942 418,567 391,536 417,090 414,168 420,839 481,672 Administration 338,507 260,012 315,318 829,800 241,372 243,282 227,160 212,179 207,070 431,683 Capital development 938,049 1,048,563 348,251 236,893 179,610 176,607 325,567 148,599 119,210 4,208,236 Equal employ. opport./disadv. busi. Enter 105,087 108,831 102,033 110,653 113,586 116,928 116,490 113,083 103,090 125,894 Finance 694,405 841,878 908,110 970,425 1,056,848 1,244,476 1,633,541 1,836,632 4,018,707 2,064,382 General counsel 144,515 320,446 199,493 223,030 336,943 301,688 344,592 285,655 454,961 1,314,534 Communications and public affairs 812,857 836,220 465,720 595,361 399,118 358,988 561,363 485,016 657,384 2,219,011 DATA/GoDurham - - - - - 135,446 311,070 876,172 958,996 691,853 FORTIFY - - - - - - - - 662,597 2,010,101 Capital outlay 25,182,084 5,277,035 11,264,066 5,011,941 3,859,468 7,800,113 8,441,265 4,292,866 10,358,856 17,112,045 Debt payments and interest * - 15,999,230 - - - - - - - -

Total expenditures 28,638,466 25,175,256 14,046,057 8,492,743 6,697,670 10,859,383 12,473,392 8,759,709 18,046,232 30,738,787 Excess of revenues over expenditures 3,377,777 3,168,969 10,254,590 13,850,312 12,047,509 6,454,350 13,120,311 16,323,026 31,561,903 28,649,440

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)Sale of land - - - - - - - 3,274,548 - 3,076,624 Transfers from other funds 9,686,418 4,530,827 4,573,246 31,173,272 5,383,991 10,800,590 7,025,418 503,942 3,484,105 1,370,688 Transfers to other funds (14,469,056) (7,930,066) (10,781,332) (31,869,635) (14,365,071) (17,990,266) (19,718,549) (9,606,939) (12,678,215) (10,166,110)

Total other financing sources (uses) (4,782,638) (3,399,239) (6,208,086) (696,363) (8,981,080) (7,189,676) (12,693,131) (5,828,449) (9,194,110) (5,718,798)

Net change in fund balance (1,404,861) (230,270) 4,046,504 13,153,949 3,066,429 (735,326) 427,180 10,494,577 22,367,793 22,930,642 Fund balances-beginning 47,615,220 46,210,359 45,980,089 50,026,593 63,180,542 66,246,971 65,511,645 65,257,754 75,752,331 98,120,124 Fund balances-ending 46,210,359$ 45,980,089$ 50,026,593$ 63,180,542$ 66,246,971$ 65,511,645$ 65,938,825$ 75,752,331$ 98,120,124$ 121,050,766$

Notes:

* Ratio of debt payments to noncapital expenditures: 4:1 in Fiscal Year 2007; all other years are 0.0.

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Table 5

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Governing board 128,481$ 167,098$ 113,444$ 117,698$ 92,158$ 90,319$ 95,254$ 95,339$ 84,522$ 79,376 Human resources 105,087 315,943 329,622 396,942 418,567 391,536 417,090 414,168 420,839 481,672 Administration 694,405 260,012 315,318 829,800 241,372 243,282 227,160 212,179 207,070 431,683 Capital development 812,857 1,048,563 348,251 236,893 179,610 176,607 325,567 148,599 119,210 4,208,236 Equal employ. opport./disadv. bus. enter. 144,515 108,831 102,033 110,653 113,586 116,928 116,490 113,083 103,090 125,894 Finance 938,049 841,878 908,110 970,425 1,056,848 1,244,476 1,633,541 1,836,632 4,018,707 2,064,382 General counsel 294,481 320,446 199,493 223,030 336,943 301,688 344,592 285,655 454,961 1,314,534 Communications and public affairs 338,507 836,220 465,720 595,361 399,118 358,988 561,363 485,016 657,384 2,219,011 DATA/GoDurham - - - - - 135,446 311,070 876,172 958,996 691,853 FORTIFY - - - - - - - - 662,597 2,010,101 Capital outlay and debt payments 25,182,084 21,276,265 11,264,066 5,011,941 3,859,468 7,800,113 8,441,265 4,292,866 10,358,856 17,112,045

Totals 28,638,466$ 25,175,256$ 14,046,057$ 8,492,743$ 6,697,670$ 10,859,383$ 12,473,392$ 8,759,709$ 18,046,232$ 30,738,787$

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Table 6

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Vehicle registration taxes 5,113,015$ 5,462,145$ 5,402,500$ 5,394,065$ 5,185,675$ 5,487,720$ 5,526,485$ 5,607,530$ 5,737,329$ 10,662,625$ Rental vehicle taxes 7,904,871 8,762,545 9,215,237 8,167,689 7,429,882 8,386,658 8,682,107 9,016,305 9,586,666 9,924,456 Special revenue taxes - - - - - - - 4,700,299 28,516,774 30,561,753 Intergovernmental revenues: Federal Transit Administration 11,560,294 8,245,718 6,596,353 4,830,487 3,865,552 1,157,504 7,215,611 1,962,812 1,585,087 4,304,010

NC Department of Transportation 5,193,126 3,740,524 1,099,260 1,798,021 577,331 201,738 1,081,999 273,562 297,032 748,813 Indirect cost credits 1,308,639 620,340 594,488 696,314 808,155 828,614 996,423 931,772 1,056,150 993,524

Investment income 746,061 1,210,518 1,012,267 1,024,037 661,170 864,930 1,602,445 300,381 333,698 422,560 Other 190,237 302,435 380,542 432,442 217,414 386,569 488,633 2,290,074 2,495,399 1,770,486

Totals 32,016,243$ 28,344,225$ 24,300,647$ 22,343,055$ 18,745,179$ 17,313,733$ 25,593,703$ 25,082,735$ 49,608,135$ 59,388,227$

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Table 7

General COPS & General State TotalFiscal Obligation Installment Capital Obligation Revenue Capital Revolving Primary PerYear Bonds Financing Leases Bonds Bonds Leases Loan Government Capita

2015 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 2014 - - - - - - - - - 2013 - - - - - - - - - 2012 - - - - - - - - - 2011 - - - - - - - - - 2010 - - - - - - - - - 2009 - - - - - - - - - 2008 - - - - - - - - - 2007 - - - - - - - - - 2006 - 15,000,000 - - - 129,041 - 15,129,041 15.13

Governmental Activities

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYRATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE


Business-Type Activities

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Table 8

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Governing board 1 - - - - - - - - - General counsel 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 Communications and public affairs 7 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 10 11 Finance 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 16 13 14 Human resources 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 Administration 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 EEO/DBE 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Capital development 28 9 7 8 8 8 8 9 13 13 Regional bus 110 109 115 130 114 125 126 152 167 177 Ridesharing 9 19 16 23 18 22 22 25 23 34

Totals 175 155 157 181 161 178 183 219 236 260

This table indicates the number of the Authority's authorized positions by department at the end of the fiscal year.

Source: Authority Human Resources


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Table 9

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Services consumed:

Fare paid boardings 817,619 865,911 941,792 1,124,665 1,091,626 1,287,157 1,578,598 1,769,200 1,822,853 1,843,735 Transfers 74,403 - - - - - - - - - Total passengers 892,022 865,911 941,792 1,124,665 1,091,626 1,287,157 1,578,598 1,769,200 1,822,853 1,843,735

Services supplied:Regular route revenue miles 2,573,122 1,964,512 1,997,401 2,212,783 2,289,150 2,286,433 2,205,018 2,242,560 3,014,690 2,630,942 Deadhead, training and maintenance miles 597,194 516,173 610,923 569,922 382,393 395,714 520,888 680,659 876,735 805,479 Total miles driven 3,170,316 2,480,685 2,608,324 2,782,705 2,671,543 2,682,147 2,725,906 2,923,219 3,891,425 3,436,421

Regular route revenue hours 92,964 92,874 92,212 100,532 102,882 109,103 107,738 109,576 109,576 128,510 Deadhead, training and maintenance hours - 22,939 29,005 - 0 20,151 21,793 21,860 21,860 25,791 Total bus hours 92,964 115,813 121,217 100,532 102,882 129,254 129,531 131,436 131,436 154,301

Number of employer campaigns: * N/A 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of employees surveyed: N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Matchlists generated from employer campaigns: N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Matchlists generated from public requests: 14,088 10,369 3,810 4,650 7,030 - - - - -

Vanpools in operation at year end: 65 62 70 78 72 68 66 66 66 60

Notes:

N/A Not Applicable

Source: Information provided by Authority Bus Operations.

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Table 10

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

FUNCTION/PROGRAM

Business-type activities:37 - Passenger buses 46 44 67 19 12 12 - - - -36 - Passenger buses - - - 12 20 20 36 36 36 4230 - Passenger buses - - - 23 23 23 23 23 23 3026 - Passenger buses 20 19 19 - - - - - - -16 - Passenger buses - - - 5 5 5 5 5 5 515 - Passenger vans 77 79 86 49 43 53 28 12 3 212 - Passenger handicap accessible van 5 7 7 23 34 10 40 47 47 58 7 - Passenger vans - - - 7 10 4 16 14 14 1610 - Passenger handicap accessible van - - - 6 9 - 7 14 16 15 8 - Passenger accessible vans - - - - - - 6 2 2 -Service truck 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4Supervisor vehicles - 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2

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Table 11

LimitsReal and Personal Property

Real Property limits 17,867,416$ Personal Property 4,819,145 Inland Marine 4,170,478

Commercial General LiabilityGeneral Liability Each Occurrence/General Aggregate 10,000,000

Automobile LiabilityEach Occurrence 10,000,000 Owned & Nonowned Auto Physical DamageComprehensive - $10,000 Deductible for Buses/$1,000 All OthersCollision - $10,000 Deductible for Buses/$1,000 All OthersUninsured Motorist Liability 85,000

Excess Liability (over General Liability and Auto Liability & Employer's Liability)Each Occurrence 10,000,000 Aggregate 10,000,000

Workers' Compensation Statutory

Employer's LiabilityBodily Injury by Each Accident 1,000,000 Bodily Injury by Disease/Each Employee 1,000,000 Bodily Injury by Disease/Aggregate Limit 1,000,000

Public Officials 5,000,000

Employee Dishonesty 150,000

Forgery 150,000

Public Employee Bond (Faithful Performance of Duty) 50,000

Catastrophic (Auto) 10,000,000

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYINSURANCE IN FORCE

JULY 1, 2015 - JUNE 30, 2016

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Table 12

Personal PerIncome (2) Capita

Population (thousands Personal School UnemploymentYear Estimates (1) of dollars) Income (2) Enrollment (3) Rate (4)

2006 791,214 32,581,446$ 41,089$ 119,306 3.6%2007 830,029 35,134,837 42,242 128,072 3.5%2008 866,410 36,190,313 41,691 134,002 4.6%2009 897,214 35,727,859 39,821 137,706 8.4%2010 900,933 37,576,938 41,400 139,599 8.5%2011 929,780 40,193,567 43,280 143,289 7.8%2012 944,619 43,608,919 45,801 145,922 7.7%2013 965,833 44,911,652 46,097 149,508 7.3%2014 984,568 * * 152,684 5.1%2015 998,691 * * 155,184 5.0%

(1) U.S. Census Bureau.(2) Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic Accounts Data(3) Wake County Public School System.(4) North Carolina Employment Security Commission.* Data not available

Last Ten Years

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLICTRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Demographics and Economic StatisticsFor Wake County, North Carolina

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Table 13

2015 2006Percentage Percentage

of Total County of Total CountyEmployer Employees Rank Employment Employees Rank Employment

State of North Carolina 24,083 1 5.01% 23,639 1 6.13%Wake County Public School System 17,572 2 3.66% 12,997 3 3.37%International Business Machines 10,000 3 2.08% 13,000 2 3.37%WakeMed Health and Hospitals 8,423 4 1.75% 5,000 5 1.30%North Carolina State University 8,080 5 1.68% 7,787 4 2.02%Cisco Systems 5,500 6 1.15% 2,500 11 0.65%Rex Healthcare/Hospital 5,400 7 1.12% 3,779 8 0.98%SAS Institute, Inc. 5,159 8 1.07% 4,300 7 1.11%Wake County Government 4,341 9 0.90% 3,300 9 0.86%GlaxoSmithKline 4,140 10 0.86% 4,800 6 1.24%NC DHHS 3,879 11 0.81% N/A N/A N/ACity of Raleigh 3,244 12 0.68% 3,000 10 0.78%

99,821 20.77% 84,102 21.81%

Source: Wake County Economic Development

Current Year and Nine Years Ago

For Wake County, North CarolinaPrincipal Employers

~ 86 ~

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2015 2014Percentage Percentage

Vehicle of Vehicle ofVendors Rental Tax Rank Total Sales Rental Tax Rank Total Sales

Enterprise Rent a Car 5,082,456$ 1 51.40% 4,548,059$ 1 47.44%Hertz Corporation 1,751,206 2 17.71% 1,826,887 2 19.06%Avis Rent a Car System 1,043,362 3 10.55% 1,056,760 3 11.02%Budget Rent a Car 785,946 4 7.95% 739,793 4 7.72%DTG Operations, Inc. 496,676 5 5.02% 548,735 5 5.72%U-Haul 253,395 6 2.56% 216,800 7 2.26%Triangle Rent a Car 183,691 7 1.86% 272,433 6 2.84%Advantage Rent A Car 145,831 8 1.47% 11,591 12 0.12%Payless Car Rental, Inc. 28,200 9 0.29% - - 0.00%Fred Anderson Toyota 20,221 10 0.20% 12,045 11 0.13%University Ford Isuzu 18,905 11 0.19% 23,913 9 0.25%Van Products, Inc. 16,207 12 0.16% - - 0.00%Simply Wheelz. LLC - - 0.00% 91,672 8 0.96%ZipCar, Inc - - 0.00% 13,338 10 0.14%Other 62,573 N/A 0.64% 224,640 N/A 2.34%

Total 9,888,669$ 100.00% 9,586,666$ 100.00%

Notes: The 1997 session of the General Assembly enacted legislation permitting a regional public transportation authority to levy a 5% tax on motor vehicle rentalreceipts in its multi-county service area. Following a public hearing, a tax levy of 5% on motor vehicle rental receipts was approved by the Special TaxBoard, the Boards of County Commissioners of Wake, Durham, and Orange counties; and the Triangle Transit Board of Trustees. Triangle Transit begancollection of the tax on January 1, 1998.

Information by agency for nine years ago not available.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLICTRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

For Wake, Durham and Orange CountiesPrincipal Auto Rental Agencies

For the Current Year and Prior Year

COMPLIANCE

SECTION

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Report of Independent Auditor on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and On Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements

Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards The Board of Trustees Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority Research Triangle Park, North Carolina We have audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (the “Authority”), as of and for the year ended June 30, 2015, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprises the Authority’s basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated November 30, 2015. Internal Control Over Financial Reporting In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the Authority’s internal control over financial reporting (internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the effectiveness of the Authority’s internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Authority’s internal control. Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the preceding paragraph and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies and therefore, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that were not identified. However, as described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs we identified certain deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses and significant deficiencies. A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Authority’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. We consider the deficiencies described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs as item 2015-001 to be a material weakness. A significant deficiency is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in internal control that are less than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance. We consider the deficiency described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs as item 2015-002 to be a significant deficiency. Compliance and Other Matters As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the Authority’s financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.

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Authority’s Response to Findings The Authority’s responses to the findings identified in our audit are described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs. The Authority’s responses were not subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and accordingly, we express no opinion on them. Purpose of this Report The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the Authority’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the Authority’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.


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Report of Independent Auditor on Compliance for each Major Federal Program and on Internal Control Over Compliance in Accordance with OMB Circular A‐133 and

the State Single Audit Implementation Act The Board of Trustees Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program We have audited the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority’s (the “Authority”) compliance with the types of compliance requirements described in the OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement and the Audit Manual for Governmental Auditors in North Carolina, issued by the Local Government Commission, that could have a direct and material effect on each of the Authority’s major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2015. The Authority’s major federal programs are identified in the summary of auditor’s results section of the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs. Management’s Responsibility Management is responsible for compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts and grants applicable to its federal programs. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance for each of the Authority’s major federal programs based on our audit of the types of compliance requirements referred to above. We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations, and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Those standards, OMB Circular A-133, and the State Single Audit Implementation Act require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major federal program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Authority’s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion on compliance for each major federal program. However, our audit does not provide a legal determination of the Authority’s compliance. Opinion on Each Major Federal Program In our opinion, the Authority complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2015.

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Report on Internal Control Over Compliance Management of the Authority is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above. In planning and performing our audit of compliance, we considered the Authority’s internal control over compliance with the types of requirements that could have a direct and material effect on a major federal program to determine the auditing procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinion on compliance for each major federal program and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Authority’s internal control over compliance. A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program that is less severe than a material weakness in internal control over compliance, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance. Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over compliance that might be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified. The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements of OMB Circular A-133. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose.


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Report of Independent Auditor on Compliance for each Major State Program and on Internal Control Over Compliance in Accordance with OMB Circular A‐133 and

the State Single Audit Implementation Act The Board of Trustees Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Report on Compliance for Each Major State Program We have audited the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority’s (the “Authority”), compliance with the types of compliance requirements described in the Audit Manual for Governmental Auditors in North Carolina, issued by the Local Government Commission, that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major state programs for the year ended June 30, 2015. The Authority’s major state programs are identified in the summary of auditor’s results section of the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs. Management’s Responsibility Management is responsible for compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants applicable to its state programs. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance for each of the Authority’s major state programs based on our audit of the types of compliance requirements referred to above. We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; applicable sections of OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations, as described in the Audit Manual for Governmental Auditors in North Carolina, and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Those standards, OMB Circular A-133, and the State Single Audit Implementation Act require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major state program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Authority’s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion on compliance for each major state program. However, our audit does not provide a legal determination of the Authority’s compliance. Opinion on Each Major State Program In our opinion, the Authority complied, in all material respects, with the compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major state programs for the year ended June 30, 2015.

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Report on Internal Control Over Compliance Management of the Authority is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above. In planning and performing our audit of compliance, we considered the Authority’s internal control over compliance with the types of requirements that could have a direct and material effect on a major state program to determine the auditing procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinion on compliance and for each major state program and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Authority’s internal control over compliance. A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a state program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a state program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of compliance requirement of a state program that is less severe than a material weakness in internal control over compliance, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance. Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over compliance that might be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified. The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements of OMB Circular A-133. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose.


RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

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Section I – Summary of Auditor’s Results Financial Statements

Type of auditor’s report issued: Unmodified Internal control over financial reporting: Material weakness(es) identified? X yes __ ____ no Significant deficiency(ies) identified that are not

considered to be material weaknesses? X _ yes ____ none reported Noncompliance material to financial statements noted? yes __ X __ no Federal Awards

Internal control over major federal programs: Material weakness(es) identified? _______ yes X no Significant deficiency(ies) identified that are not

considered to be material weaknesses? _______ yes X none reported Noncompliance material to federal awards? _______ yes X no Type of auditor’s report issued on compliance for major federal programs: Unmodified Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be reported in accordance with Section 510(a) of Circular A-133? _______ yes X no Identification of major federal programs: CFDA Numbers Names of Federal Program or Cluster

Federal Transit Authority Cluster 20.507 Federal Transit – Formula Grants 20.516 Job Access and Reverse Commute

Dollar threshold used to distinguish between Type A and Type B Programs: $ 300,000 Auditee qualified as low-risk auditee? X yes no


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Section I – Summary of Auditor’s Results (continued) State Awards

Internal control over major state programs: Material weakness(es) identified? _______ yes X no Significant deficiency(ies) identified that are not

considered to be material weaknesses? _______ yes X none reported Noncompliance material to state awards? _______ yes X no Type of auditor’s report issued on compliance for major state programs: Unmodified Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be reported in accordance with the State Single Audit Implementation Act? _______ yes X no Identification of major state programs: Names of State Program or Cluster

State Maintenance Assistance Program

Section II – Findings related to the Audit of the Basic Financial Statements of the Authority

II – Financial Statement findings 2015-001 Material weakness Criteria: The Finance Department is responsible for reviewing and approving journal entries. Condition: Through our review of controls over the financial reporting and close process, it could not be

determined whether proper controls over the preparation and review of financial information were implemented and performed. In addition, our review of the general journal entries revealed that many entries lacked proper approval and documentation.

Context: During transition from former to current employee, journal entry approvals were not documented. Effect: Journal entries were not documented as having been properly approved. Cause: Turnover within the Department. Recommendation: We recommend the Authority review their internal controls over recording and approving

journal entries and ensure established policies are adhered to without exception. View of responsible officials: Management agrees with finding.


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2015-002 Significant deficiency Criteria: The Finance Department is responsible for accurately recording and reporting expenses in the

proper period and fiscal year. Condition: During our audit procedures we identified multiple adjustments relating to accruals that, although

they are not material in nature individually, aggregately they create a significant deficiency in internal control.

Context: Non-cash payroll accruals were not properly recorded in the correct period. Effect: Prior and current fiscal year end accruals were misstated. Cause: Monthly reconciliation processes were not followed. Recommendation: We recommend the Authority review their monthly reconciliation processes and ensure

established policies are adhered to without exception. View of responsible officials: Management agrees with finding.

Section III – Findings related to the Audit of the Federal Programs of the Authority

III – Federal award findings and questioned costs None noted.

Section IV – Findings related to the Audit of the State Programs of the Authority

IV – State award findings and questioned costs None noted.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

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Section II – Financial Statement Findings Finding 2015-001 Name of contact person: Saundra Freeman, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Corrective Action: The Senior Accountant will develop and maintain a checklist for year-end closing procedures to ensure all necessary processes and controls are implemented. The Senior Accountant will review with appropriate staff members the procedures for proper documentation and approval of journal entries. Proposed completion date: December 31, 2015. Finding 2015-002 Name of contact person: Saundra Freeman, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Corrective Action: The Senior Accountant will maintain the monthly close checklist to ensure all accruals are recorded in a timely manner. The Senior Accountant will sign the monthly checklist when all entries have been finalized. Proposed completion date: November 30, 2015. Section III – Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs There are no findings that require action. Section IV – State Award Findings and Questioned Costs There are no findings that require action.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR AUDIT FINDINGS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

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Section V – Schedule of Prior Year Audit Findings

There were no findings identified in the prior year.

Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards

For the Year Ended June 30, 2015

Federal State CFDA WBS Current Year Expenditures

Grantor/Pass-through Grantor/Program Title Number Number Grant Number IQ!ru. Federal State Local

Federal Grants:

Direct Programs: _ U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Transit-Formula Grants (Urbanized Area Formula Program) 20.507 NC-90-X589 $ 2,656,419 $ 2,125,135 $ $ 531,284 Federal Transit-Formula Grants (Urbanized Area Formula Program) 20.507 NC-90-X566 29,058 23,246 5,812 Federal Transit-Formula Grants (Urbanized Area Formula Program) 20.507 NC-95-X524 12,874 10,299 2,57S Federal Transit-Formula Grants (Urbanized Area Formula Program) 20.507 NC-95-X501 13,909 11,126 2,783

Federal Transit-Formula Grants (Urbanized Area Formula Program) 20.507 /DOT-19 36231.5.9.3 NC-95-X056 837,880 670,305 16,149 151,426

Federal Transit-Formula Grants (Urbanized Area Formula Program) 20.507 NC-95-X027 54,401 43,521 10,880

Passed through the City of Raleigh: Job Access and Reverse Commute 20.516 NC-37-X031-01 98,000 49,001 48,999

Job Access and Reverse Commute 20.516 NC-37-X031-02 252,595 126,297 126,298

Passed through the City of Durham: Job Access and Reverse Commute 20.516 NC-37-{)37-{)0 302,965 151,482 151,483

Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program 20.526 NC-34-{)006 51,340 41,072 10,268

Passed through the North carolina Department of Transportation: National Highway Performance Program 20.205 1-5338CA 2,745,865 2,196,692 549,173

20.205 1-5338CB 355,347 284,278 71,069

Total Federal assistance: $ 7,410,653 s 5.732,454 $ 636,391 $ 1,041,808

State Grants:

Direct Programs:

North carolina Department of Transportation

State Maintenance Assistance Program DOT-9 None FY 2015 $ 17,747,792 $ $ 1,948,907 $ 15,798,885

Technology Program DOT-10 36235.7.8.8 15-AT-{)02 226,661 203,994 22,667

Transit Development Program DOT-11 36223.53.11.2 14-DG-105 30,000 30,000

Transit Development Program DOT-11 36223.53.13.1 16-DG-{)26 1,203 1,082 121

Passed through the Triangle J Council of Governments: Transit Development Program DOT-11 TDMTTA15 1,023,087 771,094 251,993

Total State assistance: 19,028,743 2,955,077 16,073,666

Total Assistance: $ 26,439,396 $ 5,732,454 $ 3,591,468 $ 17,115,474

Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority

Note to Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

(1) General

The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards includes the federal and state grant activity of the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority and is presented on the modified basis of accounting. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements.

CAFR OVERVIEW

BOARD OF

TRUSTEES

January 2016

Financial Highlights

Assets exceeded liabilities at the close of the fiscal year by $264,063,668 (net position).

Total net position increased by $23,234,223 from last fiscal year’s total.

Vehicle rental car tax revenue for the year was $9,924,456, an increase of $337,790 (3.5%) over last fiscal year’s total.

GoTriangle $5 vehicle registration tax revenue for the year was $6,440,851, an increase of $1,269,082 (25%) over last fiscal year. Special tax district $3/$7 vehicle registration tax revenue was $4,221,774, an increase of $3,656,214 over prior year.

Vanpool and bus fare revenue for the year was $2,790,366, an increase of $74,877 (2.8%) over last fiscal year’s total.

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Capital Assets (Net of Depreciation)

2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014

Land 38,875,598$ 44,399,159$ 748,068$ 748,068$ 39,623,666$ 45,147,227$

Buildings &

Improvements

Equipment &

Vehicles

Construction

in Progress

Totals 139,651,572$ 138,677,090$ 17,983,482$ 17,637,793$ 157,635,054$ 156,314,883$

9,705,638

Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Total

8,384,408 5,527,825 6,684,287 4,177,813 15,068,695

13,434,152

91,807,626 88,027,866 - - 91,807,626 88,027,866

583,940 722,240 10,551,127 12,711,912 11,135,067

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Total GoTriangle Revenues and

Expenditures + Capital Purchases

Revenues Expenses

2006

37,455,809

20,712,933

2007

35,544,439

37,037,799

2008

30,698,595

24,138,601

2009

29,338,122

26,887,220

2010

26,471,081

21,207,434

2011

25,579,248

21,086,256

2012

35,395,337

23,590,174

2013

33,478,240

24,944,147

2014

58,116,880

28,539,875

2015

68,780,623

49,560,635

$-

$10,000,000.00

$20,000,000.00

$30,000,000.00

$40,000,000.00

$50,000,000.00

$60,000,000.00

$70,000,000.00

$80,000,000.00

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Revenues

Expenses

4

Vehicle Registration Taxes

-

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

$3

$7

$5

$6,440,851

$3,497,534

$724,240

For $7, FY15 includes $1,179,000 of 2014 receipts transferred from Durham

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Vehicle Rental Taxes

$-

$2,000,000.00

$4,000,000.00

$6,000,000.00

$8,000,000.00

$10,000,000.00

$12,000,000.00

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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FY 2015 Cash Balances

General Fund

& Other Gov’t

Funds

Tax

Districts

Major Transit

Investment

Fund

Proprietary

Funds

Total

Cash $1,742,037 $19,856,020 $5,657,615 $- $27,255,672

Short Term

Investments

(NCCMT) 701,906 816,203 11,957,851 12,354 13,488,314

Long Term

Investments

(SunTrust) 10,263,261 24,360,809 22,138,428 1,361,390 58,123,888

Total $12,707,204 $45,033,032 $39,753,894 $1,373,744 $98,867,874

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AUDIT FINDINGS

&

ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS

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Accounting Adjustments

• Additional accounts payable accrual for website design

due to receipt of late invoice

• Reclassification of grant revenue write-off due to change

in eligible expenses

• Allocate payroll accrual across various funds – originally

booked to General Fund only

• Property sale entry adjustment

• $7/$3 vehicle registration fee revenue breakout (DMV 4Q

vehicle fees split received in late November after

close of fiscal year)

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Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs

Section II – Financial Statement Findings

• Journal entries missing approvals and documentation

• Payroll accruals not properly recorded

Section III – Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs None noted

Section IV – State Award Findings and Questioned Costs None noted

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Audit Challenges

• Difficulty in obtaining timely information from the State for

vehicle registration fees

• Turnover in accounting personnel

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Next Steps

• Development of checklist for year end processes

• More detailed training for intern

• Addition of part-time temporary position to process

routine transactions and provide greater continuity

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Questions

Lee Smiley

Sr. Accountant

919-485-7575

[email protected]

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